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Meaning of brace
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brace
n 1: a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he
wore a brace on his knee"
2: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome},
{twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich},
{duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
3: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn:
{pair}, {brace}]
4: either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose
textual material
5: a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard
about and secure it
6: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the
plural) [syn: {brace}, {suspender}, {gallus}]
7: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn:
{brace}, {braces}, {orthodontic braces}]
8: a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a
socket to hold a bit for boring [syn: {brace}, {bitstock}]
9: a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn:
{brace}, {bracing}]
v 1: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
[syn: {brace}, {poise}]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with
a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's
wheel" [syn: {brace}, {steady}, {stabilize}, {stabilise}]
3: support by bracing
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
{stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk
up}] [ant: {calm}, {de-energise}, {de-energize}, {sedate},
{tranquilize}, {tranquillise}, {tranquillize}]
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