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