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Noun brace has 9 senses

brace - a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
--₁ is a kind of dental appliance; support; strengthener, reinforcement; dental appliance; support; strengthener, reinforcement
--₁ has particulars: ankle brace; back brace; knee brace; neck brace; skeg
Derived forms: verb brace₃, verb brace₂
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad - two items of the same kind
--₂ is a kind of two, 2, II, deuce; two, 2, II, deuce
--₂ has particulars: doubleton
pair, brace - a set of two similar things considered as a unit
--₃ is a kind of set; set
--₃ has particulars: Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Tweedledee and Tweedledum
brace - either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
--₄ is a kind of punctuation, punctuation mark; punctuation, punctuation mark
brace - a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
--₅ is a kind of rope; rope
--₅ has particulars: royal brace
brace, suspender, gallus - elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
--₆ is a kind of clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear; clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear
--₆ has parts: strap, shoulder strap
brace, braces - an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
--₇ is a kind of dental appliance; dental appliance
brace, bitstock - the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
--₈ is a kind of stock; stock
--₈ is a part of brace and bit
brace, bracing - a structural member used to stiffen a framework
--₉ is a kind of structural member; strengthener, reinforcement; structural member; strengthener, reinforcement
--₉ is a part of framework, frame, framing
--₉ has particulars:
crosspiece; gusset, gusset plate; guy, guy cable, guy rope; stay; stringer; strut; tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper

Derived form: verb brace₃

Verb brace has 4 senses

brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
--₁ is one way to fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
--₂ is one way to strengthen, beef up, fortify

Derived form: noun brace₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
brace - support by bracing
--₃ is one way to hold, support, sustain, hold up

Derived forms: noun brace₁, noun brace₉, noun bracing₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
--₄ is one way to affect

Derived form: noun bracer₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something