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1.nounArmor for the arm; vambrace.
2.nounA measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
3.nounA curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
4.nounThat which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
5.nounA cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
6.nounA thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
7.nounThe state of being braced or tight; tension.
8.nounHarness; warlike preparation.
9.nounA curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.
10.nounA pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.
11.nounA piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
12.nounA rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
13.nounThe mouth of a shaft.
14.noun(chiefly in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
15.noun(plural in North America, singular or plural in the UK) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
16.nounTwo goals scored by one player in a game.
17.verbTo prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow."All hands, brace for impact!"
18.verbTo place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly."He braced himself against the crowd."
19.verbTo swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind."to brace the yards"
20.verbTo stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
21.verbTo confront with questions, demands or requests.
22.verbTo furnish with braces; to support; to prop."to brace a beam in a building"
23.verbTo draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen."to brace the nerves"
24.verbTo bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.