BRACE

v. reinforce, strengthen

n. rest, prop; rope on a sailboat; pair, couple

n. network of wires placed on teeth to straighten them; pair of written symbols that resemble curly brackets " { } "; suspenders (British)

Brace may mean:Back brace, a brace used to allow injuries to heal by limiting motion or to correct spine deformitiesBrace (architecture), a reinforcement or stabilizer in buildingBrace (cricket), in cricket, the act of taking two wickets with two successive deliveries of the ballBrace (grouping), used in mathematics to denote that there is a pair of somethingBrace (measure), also called a bracchio or brasse, a long measure, comparable to a fathomBrace (musical notation), a notation used to join two or more staffsBrace (orthopaedic), a mechanical device used to address disorders of the locomotor system, its muscular and bone partsBrace (theatre), a support for a scenery flat in a theatreBrace (tool), a hand tool used to drill holes, usually in woodBrace position, a stance to be adopted before an aircraft crashBracer, a leather or plastic strap or sheath that protects the inside of an archer's arm while shootingBraces (sailing), lines used to move the yards of a sailing shipCervical collar, also called a neck brace, used to secure the cervical vertebrae in the normal positionCurly brace, the { and } symbols, often used to define setsCurly bracket programming language, also called a curly brace programming language, a programming language that uses curly bracketsDental braces, a metal device used to progressively straighten teethMeole Brace, a suburb of Shrewsbury, EnglandMilitary brace, a body posture that is a modification of standing at attention that is primarily used in military schoolsMilwaukee brace, a correctional back/body brace to correct for scoliosis, kyphosis and other congenital spine deformitiesSuspenders, called braces in British English, a support for trousers, usually elasticatedVambrace, a wrist or forearm protector
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Brace an orthopedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, or hold parts of the body in correct position; also, usually in the plural, an [more]Brace - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) ankle brace
2. two items of the same kind
(synonym) couple, pair, twosome, twain, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
(hypernym) two, 2, II, deuce
(hyponym) doubleton
3. a set of two similar things considered as a unit
(synonym) pair
(hypernym) set
(hyponym) Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Tweedledee and Tweedledum
4. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
(hypernym) punctuation, punctuation mark
5. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
(hypernym) rope
(hyponym) royal brace
6. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
(synonym) suspender, gallus
(hypernym) clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear
(part-meronym) strap, shoulder strap
(classification) plural, plural form
7. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
(synonym) braces
(hypernym) dental appliance
8. the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
(synonym) bitstock
(hypernym) stock
(part-holonym) brace and bit
9. a structural member used to stiffen a framework
(synonym) bracing
(hypernym) structural member
(hyponym) crosspiece
(part-holonym) framework, frame, framing
Verb
1. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
(synonym) poise
(hypernym) fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
(hyponym) steel, nerve
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"
(synonym) steady, stabilize, stabilise
(hypernym) strengthen, beef up, fortify
(hyponym) ballast
3. support by bracing
(hypernym) hold, support, sustain, hold up
(hyponym) tread
4. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
(synonym) stimulate, arouse, energize, energise, perk up
(hypernym) affect
(hyponym) cathect
(derivation) bracer, pick-me-up

n. embers, ember, cinder