What is the meaning of lacing?

noun

• A small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage.
• A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment.
  • synonyms: lace
• The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.
  • synonyms: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, trouncing, whacking

verb

• Spin, wind, or twist together.
  • usage: "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
  • synonyms: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
• Make by braiding or interlacing.
  • usage: "lace a tablecloth"
  • synonyms: braid, lace, plait
• Do lacework.
  • usage: "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
  • synonyms: lace
• Draw through eyes or holes.
  • usage: "lace the shoelaces"
  • synonyms: lace, lace up
• Add alcohol to (beverages. )
  • usage: "the punch is spiked"
  • synonyms: spike, lace, fortify