Synonym: prop, strengthen, support, tie, tighten. Antonym: loosen, relax. Similar words: braced, embrace, bracket, race, grace, trace, bric-a-brac, disgrace. Meaning: [breɪs] 
n. 1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else 2. two items of the same kind 3. a set of two similar things considered as a unit 4. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material 5. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it 6. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) 7. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities 8. a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring 9. a structural member used to stiffen a framework. v. 1. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult 2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace 3. support by bracing 4. cause to be alert and energetic.
n. 1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else 2. two items of the same kind 3. a set of two similar things considered as a unit 4. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material 5. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it 6. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) 7. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities 8. a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring 9. a structural member used to stiffen a framework. v. 1. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult 2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace 3. support by bracing 4. cause to be alert and energetic. 
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31. McMahon wore a cumbersome brace on his right leg.
32. The building uses steel poles to brace the roof.
33. Firstly, there's a brace of ballads.
34. I brace myself as he shoots.
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35. The hearing aid is replaced by the neck brace.
36. We were allowed a split second to brace for its impact before crashing through.
37. But the main practical outcome of the weekend was to brace Baldwin, in favourable surroundings, for a first confrontation.
38. Bruce Dyer celebrated his new contract with a brace of goals for the Tykes.
39. Once on the brace, he thought that was as far as he could go.
40. Several children in this group needed a full brace in order to be able to stand.
41. Vick wore a ski brace on his right ankle and moved as if he were knee-deep in powder.
42. By 40, I wore a brace on my left leg and used a motorized scooter to cover all but short distances.
43. He wore a brace on the knee last season and caught 41 passes and scored two touchdowns.
44. Meanwhile residents brace themselves for another concert in two weeks time.
45. Without even bothering to change from his ultra closed stance, Locke produced a brace of exquisitely faded woods.
46. Now I get my rifle ready and brace myself, making sure of my footing.
47. Another stock to advance for the same reasons was General Cinema, owner of Harcourt Brace.
48. Then they had to brace themselves to pass the few people standing along the church wall.
49. The only doubt concerning whether she would succeed occurred before the tournament began, when she was spotted with a neck brace.
50. He had sprung out at her from nowhere, not even giving her the time to brace herself against him.
51. She lost her balance and fell against him, feeling the muscular body tense and brace itself to stop her falling further.
52. He told us she might need to wear a brace to correct it.
53. Alan Anderson pulled over to brace himself for the big-city traffic ahead.
54. I had to brace myself against the side to keep from getting sucked into the overheated pit he created with his body.
55. Brace yourself and chuck them out, urged National Tie Week.
56. I took credit cards, and keys, and a brace of shirts.
57. Yet after years of neglect, a brace of Johns suddenly appears.
58. She's rushed to hospital on a stretcher in a neck brace.
59. The steel beam serves as a brace for the ceiling.
60. To prevent the violin body from warping, there is a strong wooden brace along its whole length.