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- Dictionarybrace/breɪs/
noun
- 1. a device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support: "a neck brace" Similar
- 2. a pair of straps that pass over the shoulders and fasten to the top of trousers at the front and back to hold them up. British
verb
- 1. make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support: "the posts were braced by lengths of timber" Similar
- 2. prepare (oneself) for something difficult or unpleasant: "both stations are bracing themselves for job losses" Similar
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BRACE definition: 1. something that is used to support or connect things, or to make something stronger: 2. a set of…. Learn more.
1. a. : prepare, steel. brace yourself for the shock. : invigorate, freshen. I took the shower and it braced me up a bit. Raymond Chandler. c. : to prepare for use by making taut. brace a drum. 2. a. : to furnish or support with a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1) heavily braced against the wind. b. : to make stronger : reinforce.
a structural member, such as a beam or prop, used to stiffen a framework. a sliding loop, usually of leather, attached to the cords of a drum: used to change its tension. a pair; two, esp of game birds. a brace of partridges.
A brace is a device attached to a part of a person's body, for example to a weak leg, in order to strengthen or support it. He wore leg braces after polio in childhood. She wears a neck brace. Synonyms: support, stay, prop, bracer More Synonyms of brace.
a set of connected wires that is attached to a person's teeth in order to make them straight: I had to wear braces for my crooked teeth when I was a teenager. UK (US suspenders) a pair of narrow straps that stretch from the front of the pants over your shoulders to the back to hold them up: a pair of braces. US (UK calipers)
A brace is a support that helps to steady or strengthen, and to brace is to prepare for something hard. So brace yourself for that impromptu meeting with your boss if you haven't been performing well.
brace meaning, definition, what is brace: to mentally or physically prepare yourse...: Learn more.
Definition of brace noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BRACE meaning: 1. to prepare for something difficult or unpleasant: 2. something that supports or holds something…. Learn more.
brace something (specialist) to make something stronger or more solid by supporting it with something. The roof was braced by lengths of timber. Definition of brace verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
