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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Grapplement :: Grapplement (n.) A grappling; close fight or embrace.
Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.
Brace :: Brace (n.) The mouth of a shaft.
Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses..
Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
Compress :: Compress (v. t.) To embrace sexually.
Weather :: Weather (a.) Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc..
Circlet :: Circlet (n.) A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a headband..
Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..
Halse :: Halse (v. t.) To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet.
Clip :: Clip (n.) A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and beak..
Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves..
Latticing :: Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut..
Inspectorship :: Inspectorship (n.) The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.
Imbracery :: Imbracery (n.) Embracery.
Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..
Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
Brace :: Brace (n.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves..
Bracelet :: Bracelet (n.) An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls..
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