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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61. McInerney swam over to the co-pilot and put a neck brace on him.
62. A guy came up on the bow and propped his elbows on the steel ledge to brace his large binoculars.
63. Would Jobbernole return with a brace of male servitors, throw her into a sack and thereafter into the River Carrow?
64. Diane had to wear a neck brace for eight weeks after the accident.
64. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
65. They proceeded slowly, one step at a time since the brace on Goebbels' leg made using stairs difficult.
66. However, if you insist on sawing the post in place, brace it firmly.
67. The other had contained a jemmy, cans of spray paint, wire cutters, a brace and bit, and shears.
68. I shift down the bench to make room for a girl with a knee brace.
69. She exercised constantly, even when it hurt, and she eventually was able to walk without a leg brace.
70. At fifty-five or sixty degrees he had to brace his right arm against his leg in order to fight the roll.
71. It concerned a pair of boots and a brace of rabbits.
72. I was tremendously upset when the elder slipped a disc and spent freshman year in a full body brace.
73. We only clutch our rifles more firmly and brace ourselves to receive the shock....
74. His hand went out to the stone wall to brace himself.
75. What a tragedy if that son had to wear a brace for the rest of his life.
76. Brace, can he repeat the success he enjoyed in Berlin?
77. No serious musicologist will be spotted in an audience minus a neck brace.
78. He didn't really need to hear the rest, although he had to brace himself to listen.
79. Many Clutton players and supporters were still stunned by Royston Marley's brilliant brace of goals as they boarded the bus home.
80. A brace of homeboys in headbands and the Count of Monte Cristo.
81. I brace myself for the sight of the posters, unrolled and exposed, and the dole cards.
82. The question was like a blow, causing Roz to brace herself against the sofa.
83. If the size of her curve progresses, she will likely need a brace to prevent it from getting worse.
84. With free arms we could move more and brace ourselves against the bumps on the road.
85. A dozen suited men were fastening the edges of the insulator to the brace of the frame.
86. Brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel.
87. Donald: Why are you wearing a neck brace?
88. They will be ready in a brace of shakes.
89. So brace yourself -- these could get kinda ugly.
90. " Come on,'said Drouet. " Brace up.