brace
brace
breÉĒs
breis
/bɚˈe‍ÉĒs/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "brace"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide support or reinforcement to strengthen something and ensure it remains steady or firm
Transitive: to brace a structure
to brace definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crew braced the ship's mast to withstand the strong winds.
āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϞāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to mentally or physically ready oneself for something challenging or unpleasant
Transitive: to brace oneself for an unpleasant situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team braced themselves for the challenging task ahead.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to position or secure something in a firm, stable, or fixed position
Transitive: to brace sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She braced herself against the strong winds, planting her feet firmly in the sand.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻž āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make someone feel more awake, alert, or energized
Transitive: to brace sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A strong cup of coffee can brace you for a long day of work.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāϤ⧇āϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāϰ

an orthodontic device made of metal wires that is fitted in the mouth to push teeth in the right position
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brace definition and meaning
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āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϏ

elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
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brace definition and meaning
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āϕ⧋āρāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ⧀, āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϏ

either of the two symbols { } used especially in mathematics or computing to show that the items within are connected together
brace definition and meaning
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āĻœā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻ⧁āχ

a set of two similar things considered as a unit
brace definition and meaning
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āĻœā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϝ⧁āĻ—āϞ

two items of the same kind
brace definition and meaning
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ, āĻŸā§‡āĻ•

a support that steadies or strengthens something else
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āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ

a structural member used to stiffen a framework
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āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāϞ

a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
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āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ

a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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