brace has definitions from the fields of dentistry,clothing,nautical
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[ verb ] prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

Synonyms

poise

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

He braced himself .

Related terms

prepare steel aplomb

2
[ verb ] support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

Examples

"brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

One of the_most appealing of the rooftop canvases is `` Sun and Wind on the Roof '' , with a woman and child bracing themselves against flapping clothes and flying birds .

3
[ noun ] a support that steadies or strengthens something else

Examples

"he wore a brace on his knee"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

writes : Does a brace help in sciatica ?

4
[ verb ] support by bracing

Used in print

(Hal Kelly, "Build Hotei"...)

After the frames and transom are set_up on the jig and temporarily braced , a_piece of three-inch-wide mahogany ( only widths will be given since the 13 16 - inch thickness is used throughout ) is butted between frames one and two below the line of the keelson .

Related terms

hold tread

5
[ noun ] a set of two similar things considered as a unit

Synonyms

pair

6
[ noun ] (clothing) elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

Synonyms

gallus suspender

Related terms

clothing strap plural

7
[ noun ] the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit

Synonyms

bitstock

Related terms

stock brace_and_bit

8
[ noun ] two items of the same kind

Related terms

two doubleton geminate

9
[ verb ] cause to be alert and energetic

Examples

"Coffee and tea stimulate me" "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

10
[ noun ] (nautical) a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

Related terms

rope royal_brace

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[ noun ] either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

Related terms

punctuation

12
[ noun ] (dentistry) an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

Synonyms

braces

Related terms

dental_appliance

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5459
14
[ noun ] a structural member used to stiffen a framework

Synonyms

bracing

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