Definition of brace

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Brace (v. t.) To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd..

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Heartstring :: Heartstring (n.) A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart..
Buttress :: Buttress (v. t.) To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
Bracer :: Bracer (n.) That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage..
Ulotrichi :: Ulotrichi (n. pl.) The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. Leiotrichi.
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc..
Strut :: Strut (n.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof..
Brace :: Brace (n.) A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt..
Leash :: Leash (n.) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general..
Suspensation :: Suspender (n.) One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers..
Abox :: Abox (adv. & a.) Braced aback.
Inclasp :: Inclasp (v. t.) To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.
Clip :: Clip (v. t.) To embrace, hence; to encompass..
Espouser :: Espouser (n.) One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own.
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
Footboard :: Footboard (n.) A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his fee.
Sankha :: Sankha (n.) A chank shell (Turbinella pyrum); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell..
Passeres :: Passeres (n. pl.) An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together with many other small perching birds..
Shore :: Shore (n.) A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging..
Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..
Comply :: Comply (v. i.) To infold; to embrace.
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