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Meaning of brace

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}, {pair}, {twosome},
         {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich},
         {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
      3: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn:
         {pair}, {brace}]
      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: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the
         plural) [syn: {brace}, {suspender}, {gallus}]
      7: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn:
         {brace}, {braces}, {orthodontic braces}]
      8: a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a
         socket to hold a bit for boring [syn: {brace}, {bitstock}]
      9: a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn:
         {brace}, {bracing}]
      v 1: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
           [syn: {brace}, {poise}]
      2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with
         a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's
         wheel" [syn: {brace}, {steady}, {stabilize}, {stabilise}]
      3: support by bracing
      4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
         me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
         {stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk
         up}] [ant: {calm}, {de-energise}, {de-energize}, {sedate},
         {tranquilize}, {tranquillise}, {tranquillize}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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