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braced

brace
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [breys]
    • /breɪs/
    • /breɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breys]
    • /breɪs/

Definitions of braced word

  • noun braced something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp. 1
  • noun braced anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness. 1
  • noun braced Also called bitbrace, bitstock. Machinery. a device for holding and turning a bit for boring or drilling. 1
  • noun braced Building Trades. a piece of timber, metal, etc., for supporting or positioning another piece or portion of a framework. 1
  • noun braced Nautical. (on a square-rigged ship) a rope by which a yard is swung about and secured horizontally. 1
  • noun braced Music. leather loops sliding upon the tightening cords of a drum to change their tension and the drum's pitch. 1

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Origin of braced

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French: pair of arms < Latin brā(c)chia plural (taken as feminine singular) of brā(c)chium arm (< Greek; see brachium); (v.) in part Middle English bracen (< Anglo-French bracier, derivative of brace; cf. embrace1), in participle derivative of the noun

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Braced

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

braced popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

braced usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for braced

adj braced

  • built-up — A built-up area is an area such as a town or city which has a lot of buildings in it.
  • firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.

verb braced

  • accosted — (of animals) represented as side by side: two dolphins accosted.
  • chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
  • clamped — Simple past tense and past participle of clamp.
  • conjured — Simple past tense and past participle of conjure.
  • gelled — Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.

noun braced

  • cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
  • crutched — Simple past tense and past participle of crutch.
  • lathed — a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
  • zippered — fastened or fitted with a zipper or zippers: zippered slipcovers.

adjective braced

  • fortified — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
  • mounted — Riding an animal, typically a horse, especially for military or other duty.

Antonyms for braced

verb braced

  • loosed — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.

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