Definition of brace

noun (n)

• a support that steadies or strengthens something else (noun.artifact)

  Example:
  He wore a brace on his knee.
  

  source: wordnet30
• two items of the same kind (noun.quantity)

  Synonym: couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
  

  source: wordnet30
• a set of two similar things considered as a unit (noun.group)

  Synonym: pair
  

  source: wordnet30
• either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material (noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it (noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: gallus, suspender
  

  source: wordnet30
• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: braces, orthodontic braces
  

  source: wordnet30
• a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: bitstock
  

  source: wordnet30
• a structural member used to stiffen a framework (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: bracing
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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)

  Synonym: poise
  

  source: wordnet30
• support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace (verb.contact)

  Synonym: stabilise, stabilize, steady
  

  Example:
  Brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel.
  

  source: wordnet30
• support by bracing (verb.contact)

  source: wordnet30
• cause to be alert and energetic (verb.body)

  Synonym: arouse, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate
  Antonym: de-energise, de-energize
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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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