Definitions for brace
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. brace(noun)

   a support that steadies or strengthens something else

   "he wore a brace on his knee"

2. couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad(noun)

   two items of the same kind

3. pair, brace(noun)

   a set of two similar things considered as a unit

4. brace(noun)

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

5. brace(noun)

   a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

6. brace, suspender, gallus(noun)

   elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

7. brace, braces, orthodontic braces(noun)

   an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

8. brace, bitstock(noun)

   a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

9. brace, bracing(verb)

   a structural member used to stiffen a framework

10. brace, poise(verb)

    prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

11. brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise(verb)

    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. brace(verb)

    support by bracing

13. stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up(verb)

    cause to be alert and energetic

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

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. brace(Noun)

   Armor for the arm; vambrace.

2. brace(Noun)

   A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.

3. brace(Noun)

   A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.

4. brace(Noun)

   That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

5. brace(Noun)

   A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension

6. brace(Noun)

   A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.

7. brace(Noun)

   A vertical curved line or "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in ; or, in music, used to connect staves.

8. brace(Noun)

   A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In use (as ), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.

9. brace(Noun)

   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.

10. brace(Verb)

    To prepare for something bad, as an impact or blow. All hands, brace for impact!

11. brace(Verb)

    To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind

12. brace(Verb)

    To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police

13. brace(Verb)

    To confront with questions, demands or requests

14. brace(Noun)

    A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.

15. brace(Noun)

    The mouth of a shaft.

16. brace(Noun)

    (usually plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.

17. brace(Noun)

    (usually plural) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.

18. brace(Noun)

    Two goals scored by one player in a game.

Origin: From brace, from bracchia, the

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Brace(noun)

   that which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop

2. Brace(noun)

   a cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum

3. Brace(noun)

   the state of being braced or tight; tension

4. Brace(noun)

   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. Brace(noun)

   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. Brace(noun)

   a rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon

7. Brace(noun)

   a curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock

8. Brace(noun)

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

9. Brace(noun)

   straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders

10. Brace(noun)

    harness; warlike preparation

11. Brace(noun)

    armor for the arm; vantbrace

12. Brace(noun)

    the mouth of a shaft

13. Brace(verb)

    to furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building

14. Brace(verb)

    to draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves

15. Brace(verb)

    to bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly

16. Brace(verb)

    to place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd

17. Brace(verb)

    to move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards

18. Brace(verb)

    to get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Brace

   brās, v.t. (Spens.) to embrace, encompass.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. BRACE

   Security for the trousers. BRACER Security for the stomach. BRACELET Security for the pawn-broker.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. brace

   The braces are ropes belonging to all the yards of a ship; two to each yard, rove through blocks that are stropped to the yards, or fastened to pendants, seized to the yard-arms. Their use is either to square or traverse the yards horizontally; hence, to brace the yard, is to bring it to either side by means of the braces. In ship-building, braces are plates of iron, copper, or mixed metal, which are used to bind efficiently a weakness in a vessel; as also to receive the pintles by which the rudder is hung.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. brace

   A type of beam, bar, framework or structure created and designed in various materials, mechanisms, shapes and sizes used as a form of support.

   The causeway and local bridge was held together with a variety of brace used in various positions.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 15, 2015  

Anagrams for brace »

1. acerb, caber, cabre, cabré

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brace in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of brace in a Sentence

1. Rabiah Ahmed:

   Here we go, brace yourself everyone.

2. Karl Turk:

   I keep that last leg brace today on my desk as a reminder of where I have come from.

3. Nobuhiko Kuramochi:

   Investors brace for weak earnings, but if U.S. companies give positive surprises, the market may be supported.

4. Kee Kim:

   If you’re just moving house and it’s temporary, then a brace is a good idea, but using it all the time is counterproductive because you are allowing the muscles to weaken.

5. Winston Churchill:

   Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Commonwealth and the Empire last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.

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