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brace

/ brace /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
Type of:
strengthener reinforcement structural member
Kinds of:
crosspiece gusset gusset plate guy guy cable
Has parts:
framework frame framing
verb Sense 2
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
"brace your elbows while working on the potter''s wheel"
Type of:
strengthen beef up fortify
Kinds of:
ballast guy
Derived:
stabilization stabilisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
support by bracing
Type of:
hold support sustain
Kinds of:
tread
Derived:
bracing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 4
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
Type of:
punctuation punctuation mark
noun Sense 5
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
Type of:
rope
Kinds of:
royal brace
noun Sense 6
elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
Type of:
clothing article of clothing vesture
Derived:
suspend
Domain:
plural plural form
noun Sense 7
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
"he wore a brace on his knee"
Type of:
strengthener reinforcement support
Kinds of:
ankle brace back brace knee brace neck brace skeg
Derived:
steady stabilize stabilise
noun Sense 8
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
Type of:
dental appliance
noun Sense 9
the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
Type of:
stock
Has parts:
brace and bit
verb Sense 10
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Type of:
fix prepare set up
Kinds of:
steel nerve
Derived:
aplomb assuredness cool poise sang-froid
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 11
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
Type of:
set
Kinds of:
Tweedledum and Tweedledee Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Derived:
pair geminate match mate couple
verb Sense 12
cause to be alert and energetic
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"
"This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate"
Opposites:
de-energize de-energise sedate calm tranquilize
Type of:
affect
Kinds of:
cathect animate recreate reanimate revive
Derived:
energizer energiser vitalizer vitaliser animator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 13
two items of the same kind
Type of:
two 2 II
Kinds of:
doubleton
Derived:
pair geminate match mate couple
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
88
Times Searched
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Related Words

strengthener reinforcement structural member crosspiece gusset gusset plate guy guy cable strengthen beef up fortify ballast