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brace ( P ) Pronunciation Key (brs)
n.
A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp.
A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect.
braces Chiefly British. Suspenders.
An orthopedic appliance used to support, align, or hold a bodily part in the correct position.
A dental appliance constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment. Often used in the plural.
An extremely stiff, erect posture.
A cause or source of renewed physical or spiritual vigor.
A protective pad strapped to the bow arm of an archer.
Nautical. A rope by which a yard is swung and secured on a square-rigged ship.
A cranklike handle with an adjustable aperture at one end for securing and turning a bit.
Music. A leather loop that slides to change the tension on the cord of a drum.
Music.
A vertical line, usually accompanied by the symbol {, connecting two or more staffs.
A set of staffs connected in this way.
A symbol, { or }, enclosing two or more lines of text or listed items to show that they are considered as a unit.
Mathematics. Either of a pair of symbols, { }, used to indicate aggregation or to clarify the grouping of quantities when parentheses and square brackets have already been used. Also called bracket.
pl. brace A pair of like things: three brace of partridges.
v. braced, brac·ing, brac·es
v. tr.
To furnish with a brace.
To support or hold steady with or as if with a brace; reinforce.
To prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger: Union members braced themselves for a confrontation with management.
To confront with questions or requests.
To increase the tension of.
To invigorate; stimulate: The freshness of the September morning inspired and braced him (Thomas Hardy).
Nautical. To turn (the yards of a ship) by the braces.
v. intr.
To get ready; make preparations.
Phrasal Verb:
brace up
To summon one's strength or endurance.
brace
\Brace\, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.] 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in that. --Derham.
3. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its brace or tension. --Holder.
4. (Arch. & Engin.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
5. (Print.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.
6. (Naut.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
7. (Mech.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. ``A brace of greyhounds.'' --Shak.
He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of pheasants. --Addison.
A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for learning and religion, now appeared in the church. --Fuller.
But you, my brace of lords. --Shak.
9. pl. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces. --Thackeray.
10. Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.]
For that it stands not in such warlike brace. --Shak.
11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
12. (Mining) The mouth of a shaft. [Cornwall]
Angle brace. See under Angle.
brace
\Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braced; p. pr. & vb. n. Bracing.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.
2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell.
3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.
Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W. Scott.
4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced. --Fairfax.
5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards.
To brace about (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the contrary tack.
To brace a yard (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means of a brace.
To brace in (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the weather brace.
To brace one's self, to call up one's energies. ``He braced himself for an effort which he was little able to make.'' --J. D. Forbes.
To brace to (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to assist in tacking.
To brace up (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.
To brace up sharp (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward as the rigging will permit.
brace
n 1: a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee" 2: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, doubleton, pair, twosome, twain, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] 3: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn: pair] 4: either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material 5: a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it 6: straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) [syn: suspender, gallus] 7: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn: braces] 8: the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit [syn: bitstock] 9: a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: bracing] v 1: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn: poise] 2: support or hold steady, as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: steady] 3: support by bracing 4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me" [syn: stimulate, arouse, energize, energise, perk up] [ant: de-energize, sedate]
Brace
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The word brace refers to many different things:
Brackets, the { and } symbols.
Brace, a pair.
Brace, a reinforcement or stabilizer.
Brace or Bracer, a wrist or forearm protector.
Brace, a slide for adjusting tension of a drum.
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1. Bill Brace (Visual Effects, Time Machine, The (1960))
2. Dentist II, The (1998)
aka "The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself"
3. Maxwell Brace IV (Miscellaneous Crew, Toy Story 2 (1999))
aka "Max Brace"
4. Peter Brace (Stunts, Star Wars (1977))
5. Blanche Brace (Writer, Letter for Evie, A (1946))
6. David Brace (Art Department, Amistad (1997))
7. Leonora Scelfo (Actress, Scream (1996))
aka "Leonora Brace Scelfo"
8. John Brace (III) (Actor, Truth or Dare? - A Critical Madness (1986))
9. Fred S. Brace (Cinematographer, Ginger (1919))
aka "Freddie Brace"
aka "Frederick S. Brace"
10. Charles Loring Brace IV (Actor, Orphan Trains, The (1995))
11. John Brace (I) (Casting Director, Wild Things (1998))
12. John Brace (II) (Visual Effects, "Black Adder, The" (1983))
13. Holly Brace-Lavoie (Art Department, Where the Money Is (2000))
14. Brace Williams (Actor, Everything That Rises (1998) (TV))
15. Justin Brace (Miscellaneous Crew, Ghost Ship (2002))
16. Barbara Brace (Producer, "Gilmore Girls" (2000))
17. Nebraska Brace (Actor, Ironweed (1987))
18. Wayne Brace (Actor, Terry Fox Story, The (1983) (TV))
19. Luftar Braçe (Special Effects, Nëntori i dytë (1982))
20. Tony Brace (Actor, Esther Kahn (2000))
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A really, really cool guy that you should give a dollah too.
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A rich person who claims to be poor. Normally skanks drinks off others and claims to be skint all the time.
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