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- DictionaryBrace/brās/
noun
- 1. a device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support: "a neck brace"
- 2. a pair of straps that pass over the shoulders and fasten to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt at the front and back to hold it up; suspenders. 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"
- 2. prepare (oneself) for something difficult or unpleasant: "both stations are bracing themselves for job losses"
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two brace of partridge(s) He scored a brace of goals. Word Origin Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’): from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia , plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn .
Brace definition: something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.. See examples of BRACE used in a sentence.
BRACE definition: 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. Word Origin Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’): from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia , plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from ...
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Brace definition: A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp.
3 brace something to contract the muscles in your body or part of your body before doing something that is physically difficult He stood with his legs and shoulders braced, ready to lift the weights. 4 brace something (technology) to make something stronger or more solid by supporting it with something The roof was braced by lengths of timber.
