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Definition of 'brace'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) brace
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.

2.  brace
anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness.

3.  brace
a device for holding and turning a bit for boring or drilling; bitstock.

4.  brace
a piece of timber, metal, etc., for supporting or positioning another part of a framework.

5.  brace
(on a square-rigged ship) a rope by which a yard is swung about and secured horizontally.

6.  brace
Usu., braces. an oral appliance consisting generally of wires or bands, used to correct misalignment of the teeth and jaws by exerting pressure on the teeth and their supporting structures.

7.  brace
an orthopedic appliance for supporting a weak joint or joints.

8.  brace
braces,

9.  brace
a pair; couple:
a brace of grouse.

10.  brace
one of two characters {or} used to enclose words or lines to be considered together.

11.  brace
a printed brace connecting musical staves.

12.  brace
a protective band for the wrist or lower arm, esp. a bracer.

13.  brace
Mil. a position of attention with exaggeratedly stiff posture.

14. (v.t.) brace
to furnish, fasten, or strengthen with or as if with a brace.

15.  brace
to steady (oneself), as against a shock.

16.  brace
to make tight; increase the tension of.

17.  brace
to act as a stimulant to.

18.  brace
to swing or turn around (the yards of a ship) by means of the braces.

19.  brace
Informal. to summon up one's courage; become resolute.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME < AF, OF: pair of arms < L brācchia, pl. of brācchium arm < Gk; see brachium)

Definition of 'brace'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) brace
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
"he wore a brace on his knee"

2. (noun) couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
two items of the same kind

3. (noun) pair, brace
a set of two similar things considered as a unit

4. (noun) brace
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

5. (noun) brace
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

6. (noun) brace, suspender, gallus
elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

7. (noun) brace, braces, orthodontic braces
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

8. (noun) brace, bitstock
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

9. (verb) brace, bracing
a structural member used to stiffen a framework

10. (verb) brace, poise
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

11. (verb) brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
"brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

12. (verb) brace
support by bracing

13. (verb) stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
cause to be alert and energetic
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

Definition of 'brace'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) brace
an object used to hold sth in place
***a brace for the porch roof

2.  brace
***braces
a metal device used to make the teeth straight

3.  brace
straps to hold up pants

4.  brace
braces for teeth
***He'll have to have a brace.

5. (verb) brace
to make yourself ready for sth unpleasant
He braced himself for the pain.

Definition of 'brace'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) brace
that which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop

2. (noun) brace
a cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum

3. (noun) brace
the state of being braced or tight; tension

4. (noun) brace
a piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell

5. (noun) brace
a vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves

6. (noun) brace
a rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon

7. (noun) brace
a curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock

8. (noun) brace
a pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt

9. (noun) brace
straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders

10. (noun) brace
harness; warlike preparation

11. (noun) brace
armor for the arm; vantbrace

12. (noun) brace
the mouth of a shaft

13. (verb) brace
to furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building

14. (verb) brace
to draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves

15. (verb) brace
to bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly

16. (verb) brace
to place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd

17. (verb) brace
to move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards

18. (verb) brace
to get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up

Translation of 'brace'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something that draws together and holds tightly a brace to straighten teeth.
Afrikaans: spanstuk	Arabic: قوس قَوْس أو جِسْر للأسْن	Bulgarian: скоба
Brazilian: aparelho odontológico/pre	Czech: spona, rovnátko	German: die Zahnspange
Danish: spænde; bøjle	Greek: μέσο σύσφιξης ή στερέωσης	Spanish: refuerzo, abrazadera
Estonian: klamber	Farsi: گیره؛ نگهدارنده	Finnish: tuki
French: attache	Hebrew: גֶשֶר, כְּתֵפִיוֹת	Hindi: कोई चीज जो दूसरे को मजबूत
Croatian: spona	Hungarian: kapocsvas; fogszabályozó	Indonesian: pengikat, alat penguat
Icelandic: spengur	Italian: rinforzo, sostegno	Japanese: 締め金
Korean: 걸쇠	Lithuanian: sąvarža, sankaba	Latvian: ortodontiskas skavas
Malay: pendakap	Dutch: beugel	Norwegian: bøyle; tannregulering
Polish: klamra	Persian: گیره؛ نگهدارنده	Pashto: ساتونکی
Portuguese: suporte	Romanian: aparat; proteză	Russian: скрепа, скоба
Slovak: spona, svorka; strojček n	Slovenian: spona	Serbian: proteza
Swedish: spänne, spjäla, band	Thai: สิ่งที่รัด	Turkish: bağ, kuşak, askı, gergi
Taiwanese: 用來緊固的東西(如:牙齒矯正器)	Ukrainian: скоба	Urdu: کسنے یا باندھنے والی چیز
Vietnamese: vật nối	Chinese: 用来紧固的东西（如:牙齿矫正器）
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