brace
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition a support that steadies or strengthens something else
- definition two items of the same kind
- definition a set of two similar things considered as a unit
- definition either of two punctuation marks (‘{’ or ‘}’) used to enclose textual material
- definition a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
- definition elastic straps that hold trousers up
- definition an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
- definition a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
- definition a structural member used to stiffen a framework
- definition prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
- definition support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
- definition support by bracing
- definition cause to be alert and energetic