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1. brace

verb. ['ˈbreɪs'] prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult.

Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)

2. brace

verb. ['ˈbreɪs'] support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace.

Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)

3. brace

verb. ['ˈbreɪs'] support by bracing.

Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)

4. brace

noun. ['ˈbreɪs'] a support that steadies or strengthens something else.

Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)

5. brace

noun. ['ˈbreɪs'] a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring.

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Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)

6. brace

noun. ['ˈbreɪs'] a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it.

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Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)

7. brace

noun. ['ˈbreɪs'] elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural).

Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)

8. brace

noun. ['ˈbreɪs'] either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material.

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Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)

9. brace

noun. ['ˈbreɪs'] a set of two similar things considered as a unit.

Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)

10. brace

noun. ['ˈbreɪs'] an appliance that corrects dental irregularities.

Etymology

  • brace (English)
  • brace (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • bracchia (Latin)
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