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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Cuddle :: Cuddle (n.) A close embrace.
Epitasis :: Epitasis (n.) That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem, and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; -- opposed to protasis..
Butting Joint :: Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint..
Brace :: Brace (v. i.) To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.
Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another..
Embrace :: Embrace (v. i.) To join in an embrace.
Brace :: Brace (n.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock..
Include :: Include (v. t.) To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five..
Rerebrace :: Rerebrace (n.) Armor for the upper part of the arm.
Counter Brace :: Counter brace () A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive..
Twine :: Twine (n.) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Accouplement :: Accouplement (n.) That which couples, as a tie or brace..
Bracer :: Bracer (n.) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart..
Brace :: Brace (n.) That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
Footboard :: Footboard (n.) A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his fee.
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..
Colling :: Colling (v. t.) An embrace; dalliance.
Counter Brace :: Counter brace () The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
Fraternal :: Fraternal (a.) Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace..
Round :: Round (n.) The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair..
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