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brac⋅ing

  [brey-sing]
Use bracing in a Sentence
–adjective
1. strengthening; invigorating: This mountain air is bracing.
2. of, pertaining to, or serving as a brace.
–noun
3. a brace.
4. braces collectively: The bracing on this scaffold is weak.
5. material, as timber, used for braces.
Origin:
1475–85; brace (v.) + -ing 1 , -ing 2

Related forms:
brac⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
brac⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. stimulating, revivifying, energizing.
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brace

  [breys] noun, verb, braced, brac⋅ing.
–noun
1. something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
2. anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness.
3. Also called bitbrace, bitstock. Machinery. a device for holding and turning a bit for boring or drilling.
4. Building Trades. a piece of timber, metal, etc., for supporting or positioning another piece or portion of a framework.
5. Nautical. (on a square-rigged ship) a rope by which a yard is swung about and secured horizontally.
6. Music. leather loops sliding upon the tightening cords of a drum to change their tension and the drum's pitch.
7. Often, braces. Dentistry. a round or flat metal wire placed against the surfaces of the teeth for straightening irregularly arranged teeth.
8. Medicine/Medical. an appliance for supporting a weak joint or joints.
9. braces, Chiefly British. suspender (def. 1).
10. a pair; couple: a brace of grouse.
11. Printing.
a. one of two characters { or } used to enclose words or lines to be considered together.
b. bracket (def. 7).
12. Music. connected staves.
13. a protective band covering the wrist or lower part of the arm, esp. a bracer.
14. Military. a position of attention with exaggeratedly stiff posture.
–verb (used with object)
15. to furnish, fasten, or strengthen with or as if with a brace.
16. to fix firmly; make steady; secure against pressure or impact: He braces himself when the ship rolls. Brace yourself for some bad news.
17. to make tight; increase the tension of.
18. to act as a stimulant to.
19. Nautical. to swing or turn around (the yards of a ship) by means of the braces.
20. Military. to order (a subordinate) to assume and maintain a brace.
–verb (used without object)
21. Military. to assume a brace.
—Verb phrase
22. brace in, Nautical. to brace (the yards of a square-rigged vessel) more nearly athwartships, as for running free.
—Idiom
23. brace up, Informal. to summon up one's courage; become resolute: She choked back her tears and braced up.
Origin:
1300–50; (n.) ME < AF, OF: pair of arms < L brā(c)chia pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of brā(c)chium arm (< Gk; see brachium ); (v.) in part ME bracen (< AF bracier, deriv. of brace; cf. embrace 1 ), in part. deriv. of the n.

Synonyms:
1. vise. 4. stay, prop, strut. 10. See pair. 15. support, fortify, prop. 17. tauten, tense. 18. fortify.
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n.  

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

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

  3. braces Chiefly British Suspenders.

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

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

  6. An extremely stiff, erect posture.

  7. A cause or source of renewed physical or spiritual vigor.

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

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

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

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

  12. Music

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

    2. A set of staffs connected in this way.

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

  14. 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.

  15. pl. brace A pair of like things: three brace of partridges.

v.   braced, brac·ing, brac·es

v.   tr.

  1. To furnish with a brace.

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

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

  4. To confront with questions or requests.

  5. To increase the tension of.

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

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

v.   intr.
To get ready; make preparations.
Phrasal Verb(s):
brace upTo summon one's strength or endurance.

[Middle English, from Old French, the two arms, from Vulgar Latin *bracia, from Latin brācchia, pl. of brācchium, arm, from Greek brakhīōn, upper arm; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots. V., partly from Old French bracier, from Old French brace, the two arms.]
brac·ing   (brā'sĭng)   
adj.  Invigorating or refreshing; strengthening: a bracing tonic.
n.  

  1. A support; a brace.

  2. Braces considered as a group.

brac'ing·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2brace
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: braced;brac·ing
: to furnish or support with a brace braced because of polio>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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brace (brās)
n.

  1. An orthopedic appliance that supports or holds a movable part of the body in correct position while allowing motion of the part.

  2. Often braces A dental appliance, constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment.

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