Definitions:

1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else noun
   • They wore a brace on their knee.
2. to prepare oneself for something unpleasant or difficult verb
   • I am bracing for impact.
3. to support by placing braces verb
   • The engineers braced the roof with a couple of trusses.
4. to support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace verb
   • I braced my elbows while working on the potter's wheel.

Synonyms:

• bitstock
• braces
• bracing
• gallus
• orthodontic braces
• pair
• poise
• span
• steady
• suspender

NearBy Words:

• braced
• bracelet
• bracer
• bracero
• braces