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11brace — n *couple, pair, yoke brace vb *support, sustain, buttress, prop, bolster Analogous words: *strengthen, reinforce, fortify, energize, invigorate …
12brace — [n] support arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracer, bracket, buttress, cantilever, clamp, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, rafter, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, splint, staff, stanchion, stave, stay,… …
13Brace — (spr. brēß), Charles Loring, amerikan. Philanthrop und Schriftsteller, geb. 19. Juni 1826 zu Litchfield in Connecticut, gest. 11. Aug. 1890 zu St. Moritz im Engadin, studierte Theologie in New York, widmete in der Folge alle seine Zeit der Hebung …
14brace — index bear (support), mainstay, reinforce, side, stimulate, uphold Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
15brace — An entry (connecting written bracket) in a sort scheme that shows one or more post offices having the same mail supply …
16brace — brace1 [breıs] v 1.) [T] to mentally or physically prepare yourself or someone else for something unpleasant that is going to happen brace yourself (for sth) ▪ Nancy braced herself for the inevitable arguments. ▪ You had better brace yourself I… …
17brace — I UK [breɪs] / US verb Word forms brace : present tense I/you/we/they brace he/she/it braces present participle bracing past tense braced past participle braced 1) [intransitive/transitive] to get ready for something unpleasant brace yourself for …
18brace — [[t]bre͟ɪs[/t]] braces, bracing, braced (The plural form for meaning 5 is brace.) 1) VERB If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it. [V pron refl for n] He braced himself for the icy plunge into the… …
19brace — brace1 [ breıs ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get ready for something unpleasant: brace yourself for something: I braced myself for the results of my blood test. brace yourself to do something: Smith braced himself to deliver the bad… …
20brace — /brays/, n., v., braced, bracing. n. 1. something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp. 2. anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness. 3. Also called bitbrace, bitstock. Mach. a device for holding and turning a bit for… …
