| brace | a structural member used to stiffen a framework |
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| brace | the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit |
| brace | an appliance that corrects dental irregularities |
| brace | a support that steadies or strengthens something else |
| brace | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) |
| brace | a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it |
| brace | either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material |
| brace | a set of two similar things considered as a unit |
| brace | two items of the same kind |
| brace | cause to be alert and energetic |
| brace | support by bracing |
| brace | support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace |