(also lace ) noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ undone , untied
▪ loose
▪ knotted
▪
a tightly knotted ~
… OF SHOELACES
▪ pair
VERB + SHOELACE
▪ do up ( BrE ), knot , tie
▪
He's still a little young to tie his own ~s.
▪ undo , untie
▪ retie ( AmE )
▪ break
SHOELACE + VERB
▪ be undone , be untied ( AmE )
▪ come undone , come untied ( AmE )