brace

  • 41Brace — The piece of armour protection for the upper and lower parts of the knight s arms. The word carries the sense of two, as in a brace of pheasant. Cf. Vambrace1 …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 42brace — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, adhesive tape, advocate, afford support, alpenstock, animate, appeal, application, arm, athletic supporter, back, back up, backbone, backing, band, bandage, bandaging, bandeau, bar, bar line,… …

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  • 43brace up — Synonyms and related words: animate, assure, beef up, bolster, brace, brighten up, brisk, brisken, buck up, buttress, case harden, cheer, cheer up, chirk up, confirm, convalesce, embolden, encourage, enliven, exhilarate, fortify, fresh up,… …

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  • 44brace — Фигурные скобки (Brace)     Парные знаки препинания [точка, запятая, двоеточие, тире, многоточие и т.д.]. Скобки, имеющие сложную изогнутую форму. Фигурные скобки чаще всего употребляются в математических формулах, где они обычно объединяют… …

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  • 45brace —    American    to kill    Literally, to fasten tightly or strengthen.    There is also a slang meaning, to waylay, none of which gives us a satisfactory etymology:     You and your friend go up to brace him. (Sanders, 1973 they were to kill) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 46brace — s. f. carbone acceso, carbonella, cinigia, tizzone □ (est.) fuoco FRASEOLOGIA farsi di brace (fig.), arrossire violentemente □ essere sulle braci (fig.), essere impaziente …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 47brace — 1. noun the aquarium is supported by wooden braces Syn: prop, beam, joist, batten, rod, post, strut, stay, support, stanchion, bracket 2. verb 1) the plane s wing is braced by a system of rods Syn: support …

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  • 48brace — 1. noun the aquarium is supported by wooden braces Syn: prop, strut, stay, support, bracket 2. verb 1) the plane s wing is braced by rods Syn: support, shore up, prop up, hold up, buttress, reinforce …

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  • 49brace up — verb make secure underneath undergird the ship • Syn: ↑undergird • Hypernyms: ↑strengthen, ↑beef up, ↑fortify • Verb Frames: Something s something …

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  • 50brace in — transitive verb : to turn (a ship s yard) more thwartwise by hauling in the weather brace …

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