brace

brace  (brs) 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. An orthopedic appliance used to support, align, or hold a bodily part in the correct position. 5. A dental appliance constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment. Often used in the plural. 6. An extremely stiff, erect posture. 7. A cause or source of renewed physical or spiritual vigor. 8. A protective pad strapped to the bow arm of an archer. 9. Nautical A rope by which a yard is swung and secured on a square-rigged ship. 10. A cranklike handle with an adjustable aperture at one end for securing and turning a bit. 11. Music A leather loop that slides to change the tension on the cord of a drum. 12. Music a. A vertical line, usually accompanied by the symbol {, connecting two or more staffs. b. A set of staffs connected in this way. 13. A symbol, { or }, enclosing two or more lines of text or listed items to show that they are considered as a unit. 14. Mathematics Either of a pair of symbols, { }, used to indicate aggregation or to clarify the grouping of quantities when parentheses and square brackets have already been used. Also called bracket. 15. pl. brace A pair of like things: three brace of partridges. v. braced, brac·ing, brac·es v.tr. 1. To furnish with a brace. 2. To support or hold steady with or as if with a brace; reinforce. 3. To prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger: Union members braced themselves for a confrontation with management. 4. To confront with questions or requests. 5. To increase the tension of. 6. To invigorate; stimulate: "The freshness of the September morning inspired and braced him" (Thomas Hardy). 7. Nautical To turn (the yards of a ship) by the braces. v.intr. To get ready; make preparations. Phrasal Verb: brace up To summon one's strength or endurance. [Middle English, from Old French, the two arms, from Vulgar Latin *bracia, from Latin brcchia, pl. of brcchium, arm, from Greek brakhn, upper arm; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots. V., partly from Old French bracier, from Old French brace, the two arms.]

brace brace and drill bit

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brace [breɪs]

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) In full hand brace a hand tool for drilling holes, with a socket to hold the drill at one end and a cranked handle by which the tool can be turned See also brace and bit

2. something that steadies, binds, or holds up another thing

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a structural member, such as a beam or prop, used to stiffen a framework

4. (Music / Instruments) a sliding loop, usually of leather, attached to the cords of a drum: used to change its tension

5. a pair; two, esp of game birds a brace of partridges

6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) either of a pair of characters, { }, used for connecting lines of printing or writing or as a third sign of aggregation in complex mathematical or logical expressions that already contain parentheses and square brackets

7. (Music / Classical Music) Also called accolade a line or bracket connecting two or more staves of music

8. (Medicine / Dentistry) (often plural) an appliance of metal bands and wires that can be tightened to maintain steady pressure on the teeth for correcting uneven alignment

9. (Medicine) Med any of various appliances for supporting the trunk, a limb, or teeth

10. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) another word for bracer²

11. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (in square-rigged sailing ships) a rope that controls the movement of a yard and thus the position of a sail

12. (Clothing & Fashion) See braces

vb (mainly tr)

1. to provide, strengthen, or fit with a brace

2. to steady or prepare (oneself or something) as before an impact

3. (also intr) to stimulate; freshen; invigorate sea air is bracing

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to control the horizontal movement of (the yards of a square-rigged sailing ship)

[from Old French: the two arms, from Latin bracchia arms]

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Brace a pair; a couple, originally of dogs, rarely used for people; a coat of armour. See also cast, yoke.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brace - a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee" ankle brace - a brace worn to strengthen the ankle back brace - a brace worn to support the back knee brace - a brace worn to strengthen the knee neck brace - a brace worn to steady the neck skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost strengthener, reinforcement - a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	2.	brace - two items of the same kind           couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, pair, span, yoke, couple fellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown" 2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
	3.	brace - a set of two similar things considered as a unit pair Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Tweedledum and Tweedledee - any two people who are hard to tell apart set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
	4.	brace - either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
	5.	brace - a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it rope - a strong line royal brace - a brace to secure the royal mast
	6.	brace - elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) gallus, suspender man's clothing - clothing that is designed for men to wear shoulder strap, strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	7.	brace - an appliance that corrects dental irregularities braces, orthodontic braces dental appliance - a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth
	8.	brace - a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring bitstock brace and bit - a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it stock - the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
	9.	brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework bracing crosspiece - a transverse brace framework - a structure supporting or containing something gusset plate, gusset - a metal plate used to strengthen a joist guy cable, guy rope, guy wire, guy - a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) stay - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar strengthener, reinforcement - a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" stringer - brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building strut - brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
Verb	1.	brace - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult poise gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" nerve, steel - get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
	2.	brace - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" stabilise, stabilize, steady beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" ballast - make steady with a ballast guy - steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
	3.	brace - support by bracing hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" tread - brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
	4.	brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" energize, perk up, energise, arouse, stimulate affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" cathect - inject with libidinal energy reanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, revive, renovate, animate, quicken, repair - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" reinvigorate, invigorate - impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating" liven, liven up, enliven, invigorate, animate - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

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brace

verb

1. steady, support, balance, secure, stabilize He braced his back against the wall.

2. support, strengthen, steady, prop, reinforce, hold up, tighten, shove, bolster, fortify, buttress, shove up The lights showed the old timbers, used to brace the roof.

noun

1. pair, couple, twosome a brace of grouse

2. support, stay, prop, bracer, bolster, bracket, reinforcement, strut, truss, buttress, stanchion She wears a neck brace.

brace yourself prepare (yourself), get ready, make (yourself) ready, steel yourself, fortify yourself, gear yourself up, gird your loins He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water.

Translations

brace [breɪs]

A. N

1. (Constr) (= strengthening piece) → abrazadera f, refuerzo m (Archit) → riostra f, tirante m (Naut) → braza f; (= tool) → berbiquí m
brace and bit → berbiquí m y barrena f

2. (also braces) (for teeth) → corrector msing, aparato msing

3. braces (Brit) → tirantes mpl, suspensores mpl (LAm)

4. (Mus) → corchete m

5. (Typ) → corchete m

6. (pl inv) (= pair) → par m

B. VT (= strengthen) [+ building] → asegurar, reforzar
to brace o.s → prepararse(para resistir una sacudida etc) (fig) → fortalecer su ánimo
to brace o.s. for → prepararse para
to brace o.s. against → agarrarse a

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brace [ˈbreɪs]

n

(on teeth) → appareil m (dentaire)
She wears a brace → Elle a un appareil.

(on neck) → minerve f

(on leg, temporary) → attelle f; (permanent) → appareil m orthopédique

(= tool) → vilebrequin m

(= pair) → couple m

(TYPOGRAPHY) (also brace bracket) → accolade f

vt [+ shoulders, back] → redresser
to brace o.s. (physically) → s'arc-bouter; (mentally) → se préparer mentalement

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brace¹

n pl <-> (= pair: of pheasants etc) → Paar nt

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brace²

n

(Build) → Strebe f

(= tool) (= wheel brace) → Radschlüssel m; (to hold bit) → Bohrwinde f; brace and bit → Bohrer m → (mit Einsatz)

(on teeth) → Klammer f, → Spange f; (Med) → Stützapparat m

(Typ) → geschweifte Klammer, Akkolade f

vt

(= support) → (ab)stützen; (horizontally) → verstreben; (in vice etc) → verklammern

(climate etc: = invigorate) → stärken, kräftigen

vr → sich bereithalten; (fig) → sich wappnen (geh), → sich bereit machen; to brace oneself for something → sich auf etw (acc) → gefasst machen; brace yourself, I’ve got bad news for you → mach dich auf eine schlechte Nachricht gefasst

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brace [breɪs]

1. n

a. (Constr) → rinforzo, sostegno; (dental) → apparecchio (ortodontico), macchinetta (per i denti) (Typ) → graffa

b. (pl inv, pair, of game birds) → coppia, paio

2. vt (strengthen) → rinforzare
to brace o.s. (also) (fig) → tenersi forte

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brace

n brace [breis]

1 something that draws together and holds tightly a brace to straighten teeth. spanstuk قوس قَوْس أو جِسْر للأسْنان скоба spona, rovnátko spænde; bøjle die Zahnspange μέσο σύσφιξης ή στερέωσης δύο ή περισσότερων πραγμάτων refuerzo, abrazadera klamber گیره؛ نگهدارنده tuki attache גֶשֶר, כְּתֵפִיוֹת कोई चीज जो दूसरे को मजबूती से बांधती है spona kapocsvas; fogszabályozó pengikat, alat penguat spengur rinforzo, sostegno 締め金 걸쇠 sąvarža, sankaba ortodontiskas skavas pendakap beugel bøyle; tannregulering klamra suporte aparat; proteză скрепа, скоба spona, svorka; strojček na zuby spona proteza spänne, spjäla, band สิ่งที่รัด bağ, kuşak, askı,gergi 用來緊固的東西，如牙齒矯正器 скоба کسنے یا باندھنے والی چیز vật nối 拉条

2 a pair usually of game-birds a brace of pheasants. trop زَوْج двойка párek (fugle-)par ein Paar ζευγάρι (συν. για πουλιά) par paar جفت riistalintupari paire זוּג, צֶמֶד क्रिड़ा-पक्षियों का एक जोड़ा veza egy pár sepasang tvennd, tvenning paio つがい (주로 새, 동물의) 한 쌍 pora (par medījumu) pāris sepasang koppel (fugle)par parka (bażantów) par pereche пара párik par par par สัตว์ป่าคู่หนึ่ง çift 一對 пара شکار کے پرندوں کا جوڑا đôi 一对

v

to make (often oneself) firm or steady He braced himself for the struggle. voorberei تشجّع، تنشَّط закрепвам povzbudit (se), vyztužit (se) ruste sig; gøre sig klar seine Kräfte zusammennehmen für οπλίζομαι με θάρρος, στυλώνομαι (μτφ.) fortalecerse, prepararse (para resistir) jõudu koguma آماده و استوار کردن vahvistaa se préparer (mentalement) pour לְהִתכּוֹנֵן נַפשִית तैयार करना pripremiti se megerősít menguatkan hati búa sig undir raccolgiere le forze 引き締める 고정시키다 įsitempus laukti sastiprināt; nostiprināt; sasprindzināt (gribu, spēkus u.tml.) bersedia (zich) schrap zetten manne/stramme seg opp zebrać siły fortalecer-se a se pregăti (psihic) pentru напрячь силы pripraviť sa na pripraviti se (duševno) pripremiti se ta spjärn, ställa sig stadigt ค้ำ dayanmak, destek olmak; kendini hazırlamak 支撐，緊固 зміцнювати; зібратися з силами مضبوط کرنا gắng hết sức 支撑

n pl braces

(Americansuˈspenders) straps over the shoulders for holding up the trousers. kruisbande حمّالة البنطلون тиранти šle seler der Hosenträger τιράντες tirantes traksid بند شلوار henkselit bretelles כְּתֵפִיוֹת पतलून को बांधने का पट्टा naramenice nadrágtartó selempang celana axlabönd bretelle ズボンつり 멜빵 petnešos bikšturi penyokong bres bretels bukseseler szelki suspensórios bre­tele подтяжки traky naramnice tregeri hängslen สายเอี๊ยมดึงกางเกง pantolon askısı 褲吊帶 підтяжки پٹیاں ، تنی dây đeo quần 裤吊带

adj bracing

healthy bracing sea air. verfrissende مُنعش، ُنشّط ободрителен svěží forfriskende kräftigend τονωτικός vigorizante karastav نیروبخش؛ مقوی terveellinen vivifiant מְרַעֲנֵן पुष्टिकारक, स्फूर्तिकारक osvježiti (fel)üdítő sehat hressandi, styrkjandi tonificante すがすがしい 상쾌한 sveikas spēcinošs; spirdzinošs menyegarkan verkwikkend forfriskende, styrkende ożywczy revigorante tonifiant, înviorător бодрящий osviežujúci krepilen okrepljujući stärkande, uppiggande ทำให้มีพลังงานหรือสดชื่น canlandırıcı, zindelik verici 有益健康的 зміцнювальний, цілющий تندرست làm khoẻ mạnh 使心神清爽的

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brace → سناد výztuž bøjle Klammer μέσο σύσφιξης abrazadera tuki attache spona apparecchio ortodontico 突っ張り 버팀대 beugel støtte klamra braçadeira скрепа spänne ที่รัด destek vật đỡ 带子