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brace
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Noun
  • a structural member used to stiffen a framework
  • a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
  • an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
  • elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
  • a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
  • either of two punctuation marks ( or ) used to enclose textual material
  • a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  • two items of the same kind
  • a support that steadies or strengthens something else
    • he wore a brace on his knee
Verb
  • cause to be alert and energetic
    • Coffee and tea stimulate me
    • This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
  • support by bracing
  • support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
    • brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
  • prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
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