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- [breys]
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- [breys]
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Definitions of brace word
- verb brace If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it. 3
- verb brace If you brace yourself against something or brace part of your body against it, you press against something in order to steady your body or to avoid falling. 3
- verb brace If you brace your shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position. 3
- verb brace To brace something means to strengthen or support it with something else. 3
- countable noun brace You can refer to two things of the same kind as a brace of that thing. The plural form is also brace. 3
- countable noun brace A brace is a device attached to a part of a person's body, for example to a weak leg, in order to strengthen or support it. 3
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Origin of brace
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French: pair of arms < Latin brā(c)chia plural (taken as feminine singular) of brā(c)chium arm (< Greek; see brachium); (v.) in part Middle English bracen (< Anglo-French bracier, derivative of brace; cf. embrace1), in participle derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Brace
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brace popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brace
noun brace
- clamp — A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- splint — a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- bracer — a person or thing that braces
- bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
- buttress — Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
verb brace
- ready — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- gird — to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
- fortify — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- steel — any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
Antonyms for brace
noun brace
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
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