brace verb [T] (SUPPORT) to support an object in order to stop it from falling down: The side wall of the old house was braced with a wooden support. SMART Vocabulary: related words and …

a. : one of two marks { } used to connect words or items to be considered together. b. music : one of these marks connecting two or more musical staffs (see staff entry 1 sense 3) carrying parts …

(brās) n. 1. A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp. 2. A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect. 3. braces Chiefly British Suspenders. 4.

verb. past tense of brace. 1. as in stimulated. to give life, vigor, or spirit to the pep talk braced the team up for the second half.

brace verb [T] (PREPARE) to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant: The weather forecasters told us to brace ourselves for a heavy storm. brace verb [T] …

Having braces or similar supports. Wiktionary (heraldry, of multiple figures of the same form) Interlaced. Three chevronels braced in base. Wiktionary Synonyms: buttressed Origin of …

to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant: The passengers were told to brace themselves (= to press their bodies hard against something or hold them very stiff) for a …

verb (used with object), braced, brac·ing. to furnish, fasten, or strengthen with or as if with a brace. to fix firmly; make steady; secure against pressure or impact: He braces himself when …

See definition of braced on Dictionary.com as in firm as in mounted as in reinforced as in supported synonyms for braced Compare Synonyms fast robust solid steady strong sturdy substantial tenacious tight unshakable anchored bolted cemented closed embedded fastened fixed immovable mounted nailed petrified riveted rooted screwed secure secured set

braces definition: 1. a pair of narrow straps that stretch from the front of the trousers over your shoulders to the…. Learn more.