lace up

noun

1. anything that laces up, especially a boot with shoelaces that lace up from the vamp to the top of the boot.

adjective

2. having a lace that is laced up as a closure: a lace-up blouse.

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to tighten or fasten (clothes or footwear) with laces

adjective lace-up

2. (of footwear) to be fastened with laces

noun lace-up

3. a lace-up shoe or boot

adj.1831, originally of boots, from lace (v.) + up.