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brace [n]
 
1)a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: support  reinforcement  ankle_brace  back_brace  knee_brace  neck_brace  skeg 
 
2)two items of the same kind
    Synonyms :couple couplet distich duad duet duo dyad pair span twain twosome yoke 
    See Also: 2  geminate  geminate  couple  doubleton 
 
3)a set of two similar things considered as a unit
    Synonyms :pair 
    See Also: set  geminate  couple  tweedledee_and_tweedledum 
 
4)either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
    Synonyms :
    See Also: punctuation 
 
5)a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
    Synonyms :
    See Also: rope  royal_brace 
 
6)elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
    Synonyms :gallus suspender 
    See Also: article_of_clothing  plural  suspend  shoulder_strap 
 
7)an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
    Synonyms :braces 
    See Also: dental_appliance 
 
8)the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
    Synonyms :bitstock 
    See Also: stock  brace_and_bit 
 
9)a structural member used to stiffen a framework
    Synonyms :bracing 
    See Also: structural_member  reinforcement  frame  crosspiece  gusset  guy  stay  stringer  strut  crosstie 
 
brace [v]
 
1)prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
    Synonyms :poise 
    See Also: fix  aplomb  nerve 
 
2)support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
    Synonyms :stabilise stabilize steady 
    See Also: beef_up  stabilisation  ballast  guy 
 
3)support by bracing
    Synonyms :
    See Also: hold  tread 
 
4)cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
    Synonyms :arouse energise energize perk_up stimulate 
    See Also: affect  animator  de-energise  energy  energy  energy  energy  activating  bracer  stimulant  calm  cathect  animate  invigorate  animate 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

left brace or right brace.



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