BRACE

Definition of BRACE

  1. (verb)prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
  2. (verb)support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
  3. (verb)support by bracing
  4. (verb)cause to be alert and energetic
  5. (noun)a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  6. (noun)two items of the same kind
  7. (noun)a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  8. (noun)either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
  9. (noun)a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
  10. (noun)elastic straps that hold trousers up
  11. (noun)an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
  12. (noun)a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
  13. (noun)a structural member used to stiffen a framework