Definitions For Brace

noun

• A structural member used to stiffen a framework
• A carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
• An appliance that corrects dental irregularities
• A support that steadies or strengthens something else
• Elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
• A rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
• Either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
• A set of two similar things considered as a unit
• Two items of the same kind
• A part that adds physical strength or support
• A device that supports a part of the body
• A device that is attached to teeth to make them straight

verb

• Cause to be alert and energetic
• Support by bracing
• Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
• Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
• To get ready for something difficult or unpleasant ( chiefly US)
• To give added physical support or strength to (something)
• To support (yourself) by leaning against something or holding something