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   brace

   /breɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support: "a neck brace" Similar supportcalipertrusssurgical appliance
   • ▪ a strengthening piece of iron or timber used in building or carpentry. Similar propbeamjoistbattenrodpostpolecolumnstrutstaysupporttrussreinforcementbuttressshorestanchionbracketsprag
   • ▪ a wire device fitted in the mouth to straighten the teeth.
   • ▪ a drilling tool with a crank handle and a socket to hold a bit. Similar drilldrilling toolboring toolrotary tool
   • ▪ a rope attached to the yard of a ship for trimming the sail.
   • 2. a pair of straps that pass over the shoulders and fasten to the top of trousers at the front and back to hold them up. British
   • 3. a pair of something, typically of birds or mammals killed in hunting: "thirty brace of grouse" Similar paircoupleduotwosomeduologytworare:dupletdyadduaddoubleton
   • 4. either of the two marks { and }, used either to indicate that two or more items on one side have the same relationship as each other to the single item to which the other side points, or in pairs to show that words between them are connected. Similar bracketparenthesis
   • ▪ a similar mark connecting staves to be performed at the same time.

   verb

   • 1. make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support: "the posts were braced by lengths of timber" Similar supportshore upprop uphold upbuttresscarrybearunderpinstrengthenreinforcefortifyarchaic:underprop
   • ▪ press (one's body or part of one's body) firmly against something in order to stay balanced: "she braced her feet against a projecting shelf" Similar steadysecurestabilizefixmake fastproppoisetensetightenstiffenstrain
   • ▪ tense the muscles in (a part of one's body) in order to stay stiffly in a certain position: "he stood with legs braced"
   • 2. prepare (oneself) for something difficult or unpleasant: "both stations are bracing themselves for job losses" Similar prepareget readymake readygear upnervesteelgalvanizegirdstrengthenfortifybolsterbuttressinformal:psych oneself up

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’): from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.

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   Do I need braces If I have crooked teeth?

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   2 days ago · Other forms: braced up; bracing up; braces up. Definitions of brace up. verb. make secure underneath. synonyms: undergird. see more.

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   2 days ago · The meaning of CURLY BRACE is either one of the marks { or } that are used as a pair around words or items that are to be considered together.

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   1 day ago · You end up dealing with a fracture when a powerful force is applying to one of your bones. This force will make your bone to bend to an extent that it snaps and breaks. A non-displaced fracture is the one in which your bone brakes in one spot only and stays aligned.

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   5 days ago · The Sully Shoulder Brace is a support brace used to stabilize or completely restrict shoulder movement after an operation or injury. The shoulder brace is ideal for positioning your injured shoulder to protect it from inferior, anterior, posterior, and multi-directional instabilities.

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   2 days ago · The braces are required because the \textstyle macro changes the state of the renderer, rendering all subsequent mathematics in text style. The braces limit this change of state to just the fragment enclosed within. For example, to use text style for just the summation symbol in a sum, one would enter

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   5 days ago · When correcting front teeth, braces can address the underlying issue more thoroughly than bonding. They move the teeth into alignment and provide more or less permanent results (as long as you wear a retainer ).

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   5 days ago · The term is derived from Latin, "bi" means two, and "lateral" means to the side. In medicine, bilateral refers to both sides of the body or two of something. Bilateral ankle fractures would mean both ankles are fractured. Bilateral inguinal hernias would mean that both inguinal areas, left and right, have hernias.