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Brace Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Brace?
[n] a structural member used to stiffen a framework
[n] the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit [n] an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [n] a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee" [n] elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) [n] a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it [n] either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material [n] a set of two similar things considered as a unit [n] two items of the same kind [v] cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [v] support by bracing [v] support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [v] prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult Synonyms | Synonyms for Brace: arouse | bitstock | braces | bracing | couple | couplet | distich | doubleton | duad | duet | duo | dyad | energise | energize | gallus | pair | pair | perk up | poise | span | stabilise | stabilize | steady | stimulate | suspender | twain | twosome | yoke Related Terms | Find terms related to Brace: Ace bandage | adhesive tape | advocate | afford support | alpenstock | animate | appeal | application | arm | athletic supporter | back | back up | backbone | backing | band | bandage | bandaging | Band-Aid | bandeau | bar | bar line | bear | bear up | bearer | beef up | belt | bend | beseech | bind | bind up | binder | bolster | bolster up | both | bra | brace up | bracer | bracket | brassiere | brisk | brisken | buck up | buckle | bundle | buoy up | buttress | cane | carrier | carry | case harden | cast | cataplasm | catch | cervix | chain | cheer | chirk up | cinch | clamp | clasp | clip | column | compress | confirm | corset | cotton | couple | couplet | coupling | court plaster | cradle | cravat | crave | crook | crutch | cushion | degree | distich | do up | double harness | doublet | dressing | drill | duad | duet | duo | dyad | elastic bandage | enliven | entreat | epithem | exhilarate | fastener | fortify | foundation garment | four-tailed bandage | fresh up | freshen | freshen up | fulcrum | gallows | galluses | gauze | gird | girdle | girt | girth | give support | guy | guywire | hang on | harden | hold | hold on | hold up | holdfast | implore | importune | invigorate | jock | jockstrap | keep afloat | keep up | lace | lash | leash | ledger line | lend support | line | lint | mainstay | maintain | maintainer | mast | match | mates | neck | nerve | pair | perk up | pick up | pillow | plaster | plaster cast | plead | pledget | poultice | pray | prop | prop up | quicken | reanimate | recreate | refresh | refreshen | regale | reinforce | reinforcement | reinforcer | reinvigorate | renew | rest | resting place | restrengthen | revive | revivify | rigging | rigidify | roller | roller bandage | rope | rubber bandage | screw up | set of two | set up | shore | shore up | shoulder | shroud | sling | space | span | spine | splice | splint | sponge | sprit | staff | standing rigging | stave | stay | steady | steel | stick | stiffen | stiffener | stimulate | strap | strengthen | strengthener | strut | stupe | subsidize | subvention | supplicate | support | supporter | sustain | sustainer | swaddle | swathe | tampon | tape | team | temper | tense | tent | the two | tie | tie up | tighten | toughen | tourniquet | triangular bandage | trice up | truss | twain | two | twosome | underbrace | undergird | underlie | underpin | underpinning | underset | upbear | uphold | upholder | upkeep | vivify | walking stick | wire | wrap | wrap up | yoke See Also | 2 | affect | animate | ankle brace | apparel | article of clothing | back brace | ballast | beef up | brace and bit | cathect | clothes | clothing | crosspiece | crosstie | dental appliance | deuce | enliven | fortify | frame | framework | framing | gear up | gusset | gusset plate | guy | guy | guy cable | guy rope | hold | hold up | II | invigorate | knee brace | liven | liven up | neck brace | nerve | prepare | punctuation | punctuation mark | quicken | railroad tie | ready | reanimate | recreate | reinforcement | reinvigorate | renovate | repair | revive | revivify | rope | royal brace | set | set | set up | shoulder strap | skeg | sleeper | stay | steel | stock | strap | strengthen | strengthener | stringer | structural member | strut | support | support | sustain | tie | tread | Tweedledee and Tweedledum | Tweedledum and Tweedledee | two | vesture | vivify | wear | wearing apparel Brace In Webster's Dictionary \Brace\, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace,
fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched
out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.]
1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a
bandage or a prop.
2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining
tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and
relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in
that. --Derham.
3. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its
brace or tension. --Holder.
4. (Arch. & Engin.) A piece of material used to transmit, or
change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of
the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the
structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or
as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the
structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler
brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the
shell.
5. (Print.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more
words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus,
boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.
6. (Naut.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a
yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a
rudder gudgeon.
7. (Mech.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for
holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied
to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. ``A
brace of greyhounds.'' --Shak.
He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of
pheasants. --Addison.
A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for
learning and religion, now appeared in the church.
--Fuller.
But you, my brace of lords. --Shak.
9. pl. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces.
--Thackeray.
10. Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.]
For that it stands not in such warlike brace.
--Shak.
11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
12. (Mining) The mouth of a shaft. [Cornwall]
{Angle brace}. See under {Angle}.
\Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves. And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell. 3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke. Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W. Scott. 4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd. A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced. --Fairfax. 5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards. {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the contrary tack. {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means of a brace. {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the weather brace. {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. ``He braced himself for an effort which he was little able to make.'' --J. D. Forbes. {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to assist in tacking. {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the lee brace. {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward as the rigging will permit. \Brace\, v. i. To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up. [Colloq.] |
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