ALL meanings of brace
brace
B b - noun brace Nautical. (on a square-rigged ship) a rope by which a yard is swung about and secured horizontally. 1
- noun brace Music. leather loops sliding upon the tightening cords of a drum to change their tension and the drum's pitch. 1
- noun brace Often, braces. Dentistry. a round or flat metal wire placed against the surfaces of the teeth for straightening irregularly arranged teeth. 1
- noun brace Medicine/Medical. an appliance for supporting a weak joint or joints. 1
- noun brace braces, Chiefly British. suspender (def 1). 1
- noun brace a pair; couple: a brace of grouse. 1
- noun brace Printing. one of two characters { or } used to enclose words or lines to be considered together. bracket (def 7). 1
- noun brace Music. connected staves. 1
- noun brace a protective band covering the wrist or lower part of the arm, especially a bracer. 1
- noun brace Military. a position of attention with exaggeratedly stiff posture. 1
- verb with object brace to furnish, fasten, or strengthen with or as if with a brace. 1
- verb with object brace to fix firmly; make steady; secure against pressure or impact: He braces himself when the ship rolls. Brace yourself for some bad news. 1
- verb with object brace to make tight; increase the tension of. 1
- verb with object brace to act as a stimulant to. 1
- verb with object brace Nautical. to swing or turn around (the yards of a ship) by means of the braces. 1
- verb with object brace Military. to order (a subordinate) to assume and maintain a brace. 1
- verb without object brace Military. to assume a brace. 1
- idioms brace brace up, Informal. to summon up one's courage; become resolute: She choked back her tears and braced up. 1
- noun brace knee or elbow support 1
- noun brace structural support 1
- noun brace punctuation: curly bracket 1
- noun brace pheasants: pair 1
- noun brace device: straightens teeth 1
- noun,plural brace straps: keep trousers up 1
- noun brace drilling tool 1
- noun brace music: line connecting staves 1
- transitive verb brace support 1
- noun brace (chiefly in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders. 0
- noun brace (chiefly in the plural) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite. 0
- noun brace (soccer) Two goals scored by one player in a game. 0
- verb brace (Transitive Verb) VI To prepare for something bad, as an impact or blow. 0
- verb brace To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly. 0
- verb brace (nautical) To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind. 0
- verb brace To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police. 0
- verb brace To confront with questions, demands or requests. 0
- verb brace To furnish with braces; to support; to prop. 0
- verb brace To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen. 0
- verb brace To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. 0
- noun brace (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Armor for the arm; vambrace. 0
- noun brace (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms. 0
- noun brace A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock. 0
- noun brace That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop. 0
- noun brace A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension. 0
- noun brace A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum. 0
- noun brace The state of being braced or tight; tension. 0
- noun brace Harness; warlike preparation. 0
- noun brace (typography) A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves. 0
- noun brace A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds. 0
- noun brace 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. 0
- noun brace (nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon. 0