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noun (n)
a support that steadies or strengthens something else (noun.artifact)
Example: He wore a brace on his knee.
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two items of the same kind (noun.quantity)
Synonym: couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
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a set of two similar things considered as a unit (noun.group)
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either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material (noun.communication)
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a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it (noun.artifact)
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elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) (noun.artifact)
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an appliance that corrects dental irregularities (noun.artifact)
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a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring (noun.artifact)
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a structural member used to stiffen a framework (noun.artifact)
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That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop. (noun)
source: webster1913
verb (v)
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult (verb.emotion)
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support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace (verb.contact)
Example: Brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel.
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support by bracing (verb.contact)
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cause to be alert and energetic (verb.body)
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To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. (verb)
source: webster1913
To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up. (verb)
source: webster1913
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