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Exact Match:

brace

a structural member used to stiffen a framework

a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"

elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

support by bracing

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

Synonyms:

• Ace bandage,
• Band-Aid,
• adhesive tape,
• advocate,
• afford support,
• alpenstock,
• animate,
• appeal,
• application,
• arm,
• athletic supporter,
• back,
• back up,
• backbone,
• backing,
• band,
• bandage,
• bandaging,
• bandeau,
• bar,
• bar line,
• bear,
• bear up,
• bearer,
• beef up,
• belt,
• bend,
• beseech,
• bind,
• bind up,
• binder,
• bolster,
• bolster up,
• both,
• bra,
• brace up,
• bracer,
• bracket,
• brassiere,
• brisk,
• brisken,
• buck up,
• buckle,
• bundle,
• buoy up,
• buttress,
• cane,
• carrier,
• carry,
• case harden,
• cast,
• cataplasm,
• catch,
• cervix,
• chain,
• cheer,
• chirk up,
• cinch,
• clamp,
• clasp,
• clip,
• column,
• compress,
• confirm,
• corset,
• cotton,
• couple,
• couplet,
• coupling,
• court plaster,
• cradle,
• cravat,
• crave,
• crook,
• crutch,
• cushion,
• degree,
• distich,
• do up,
• double harness,
• doublet,
• dressing,
• drill,
• duad,
• duet,
• duo,
• dyad,
• elastic bandage,
• enliven,
• entreat,
• epithem,
• exhilarate,
• fastener,
• fortify,
• foundation garment,
• four-tailed bandage,
• fresh up,
• freshen,
• freshen up,
• fulcrum,
• gallows,
• galluses,
• gauze,
• gird,
• girdle,
• girt,
• girth,
• give support,
• guy,
• guywire,
• hang on,
• harden,
• hold,
• hold on,
• hold up,
• holdfast,
• implore,
• importune,
• invigorate,
• jock,
• jockstrap,
• keep afloat,
• keep up,
• lace,
• lash,
• leash,
• ledger line,
• lend support,
• line,
• lint,
• mainstay,
• maintain,
• maintainer,
• mast,
• match,
• mates,
• neck,
• nerve,
• pair,
• perk up,
• pick up,
• pillow,
• plaster,
• plaster cast,
• plead,
• pledget,
• poultice,
• pray,
• prop,
• prop up,
• quicken,
• reanimate,
• recreate,
• refresh,
• refreshen,
• regale,
• reinforce,
• reinforcement,
• reinforcer,
• reinvigorate,
• renew,
• rest,
• resting place,
• restrengthen,
• revive,
• revivify,
• rigging,
• rigidify,
• roller,
• roller bandage,
• rope,
• rubber bandage,
• screw up,
• set of two,
• set up,
• shore,
• shore up,
• shoulder,
• shroud,
• sling,
• space,
• span,
• spine,
• splice,
• splint,
• sponge,
• sprit,
• staff,
• standing rigging,
• stave,
• stay,
• steady,
• steel,
• stick,
• stiffen,
• stiffener,
• stimulate,
• strap,
• strengthen,
• strengthener,
• strut,
• stupe,
• subsidize,
• subvention,
• supplicate,
• support,
• supporter,
• sustain,
• sustainer,
• swaddle,
• swathe,
• tampon,
• tape,
• team,
• temper,
• tense,
• tent,
• the two,
• tie,
• tie up,
• tighten,
• toughen,
• tourniquet,
• triangular bandage,
• trice up,
• truss,
• twain,
• two,
• twosome,
• underbrace,
• undergird,
• underlie,
• underpin,
• underpinning,
• underset,
• upbear,
• uphold,
• upholder,
• upkeep,
• vivify,
• walking stick,
• wire,
• wrap,
• wrap up,
• yoke