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brace definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb brace 3 of 4 senses of brace Sense 1 brace, poise => steel, nerve Sense 3 brace => tread Sense 4 stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up => cathect => animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, quicken, vivify, revivify => enliven, animate => invigorate, reinvigorate => enliven, liven, liven up invigorate, animate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb brace 3 of 4 senses of brace Sense 1 brace, poise => steel, nerve Sense 3 brace => tread Sense 4 stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up => cathect => animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, quicken, vivify, revivify => enliven, animate => invigorate, reinvigorate => enliven, liven, liven up invigorate, animate => jazz up juice up pep up ginger up => spirit, spirit up inspirit Entailment of verb brace Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb brace 4 senses of brace Sense 1 brace, poise => prepare, set up ready, gear up set Sense 2 brace, steady => strengthen, beef up fortify Sense 3 brace => hold support, sustain, hold up Sense 4 stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up => affect Familiarity of verb brace brace used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb brace Sense 1 brace, poise => prepare, set up ready, gear up set -------------- Sense 2 brace, steady => strengthen, beef up fortify -------------- Sense 3 brace => hold support, sustain, hold up -------------- Sense 4 stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up => affect -------------- Grep of noun brace ankle brace back brace brace brace and bit brace wrench bracelet bracelet wood bracer braces embrace knee brace neck brace rerebrace royal brace vambrace Overview of noun brace The noun brace has 9 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) brace -- (a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee") 2. couple, doubleton, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad -- (two items of the same kind) 3. pair, brace -- (a set of two similar things considered as a unit) 4. brace -- (either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material) 5. brace -- (a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it) 6. brace, suspender, gallus -- (elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)) 7. brace, braces -- (an appliance that corrects dental irregularities) 8. brace, bitstock -- (the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit) 9. brace, bracing -- (a structural member used to stiffen a framework) Overview of verb brace The verb brace has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) brace, poise -- (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult) 2. (2) brace, steady -- (support or hold steady, as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel") 3. (1) brace -- (support by bracing) 4. stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up -- (cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me") Grep of adj brace braced Overview of noun brace The noun brace has 9 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) brace -- (a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee") 2. couple, doubleton, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad -- (two items of the same kind) 3. pair, brace -- (a set of two similar things considered as a unit) 4. brace -- (either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material) 5. brace -- (a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it) 6. brace, suspender, gallus -- (elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)) 7. brace, braces -- (an appliance that corrects dental irregularities) 8. brace, bitstock -- (the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit) 9. brace, bracing -- (a structural member used to stiffen a framework) Overview of verb brace The verb brace has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) brace, poise -- (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult) 2. (2) brace, steady -- (support or hold steady, as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel") 3. (1) brace -- (support by bracing) 4. stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up -- (cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me")
brace definition
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