brace

/bɹˈeɪs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
“brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel”
support by bracing
cause to be alert and energetic
“Coffee and tea stimulate me”

noun

a support that steadies or strengthens something else
“he wore a brace on his knee”
two items of the same kind
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
a structural member used to stiffen a framework

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