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A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp.

A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect.

Chiefly British Suspenders.

An orthopedic appliance used to support, align, or hold a bodily part in the correct position.

A dental appliance constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment. Often used in the plural.

An extremely stiff, erect posture.

A cause or source of renewed physical or spiritual vigor.

A protective pad strapped to the bow arm of an archer.

Nautical A rope by which a yard is swung and secured on a square-rigged ship.

A cranklike handle with an adjustable aperture at one end for securing and turning a bit.

Music A leather loop that slides to change the tension on the cord of a drum.

Music A vertical line, usually accompanied by the symbol {, connecting two or more staffs.

Music A set of staffs connected in this way.

A symbol, { or }, enclosing two or more lines of text or listed items to show that they are considered as a unit.

Mathematics Either of a pair of symbols, { }, used to indicate aggregation or to clarify the grouping of quantities when parentheses and square brackets have already been used. Also called bracket.

A pair of like things: three brace of partridges.

To furnish with a brace.

To support or hold steady with or as if with a brace; reinforce.

To prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger: Union members braced themselves for a confrontation with management.

To confront with questions or requests.

To increase the tension of.

To invigorate; stimulate: "The freshness of the September morning inspired and braced him” ( Thomas Hardy).

Nautical To turn (the yards of a ship) by the braces.

To get ready; make preparations.

brace up To summon one's strength or endurance.