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Braced

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Adjective

1. braced

positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger

Example Sentences:
'he stood to attention with his shoulders braced'

2. braced, buttressed

held up by braces or buttresses

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Braced

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noun
1. 
a hand tool for drilling holes, with a socket to hold the drill at one end and a cranked handle by which the tool can be turned
. In full: hand brace See also brace and bit
2. 
something that steadies, binds, or holds up another thing
3. 
a structural member, such as a beam or prop, used to stiffen a framework
4. 
a sliding loop, usually of leather, attached to the cords of a drum: used to change its tension
5. 
a pair; two, esp of game birds
a brace of partridges
6. 
either of a pair of characters, { }, used for connecting lines of printing or writing or as a third sign of aggregation in complex mathematical or logical expressions that already contain parentheses and square brackets
7. Also called: accolade
a line or bracket connecting two or more staves of music
8. (often plural)
an appliance of metal bands and wires that can be tightened to maintain steady pressure on the teeth for correcting uneven alignment
9. medicine
any of various appliances for supporting the trunk, a limb, or teeth
10.  another word for bracer2
11. 
(in square-rigged sailing ships) a rope that controls the movement of a yard and thus the position of a sail
12.  braces
verb (mainly tr)
13. 
to provide, strengthen, or fit with a brace
14. 
to steady or prepare (oneself or something) as before an impact
15. (also intr)
to stimulate; freshen; invigorate
sea air is bracing
16. 
to control the horizontal movement of (the yards of a square-rigged sailing ship)

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Braced

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verb transitiveWord forms: braced or ˈbracing
1. 
to tie or bind on firmly
2. 
to tighten, esp. by stretching
3. 
to strengthen or make firm by supporting the weight of, resisting the pressure of, etc.; prop up
4. 
to equip or support with braces
5. 
to make ready for an impact, shock, etc.
often used reflexively
6. 
to give vigor or energy to; stimulate; invigorate
7. 
to get a firm hold with (the hands or feet)
8.  US, Slang
to ask a loan or handout from
noun
9. 
two of a kind; a couple; pair, as of hounds, game animals, or pistols
10. 
a device that clasps or connects to keep something firmly in place; fastener
11.  [pl.]; British
suspenders
12. 
a device for setting up or maintaining tension, as a guy wire
13. 
a. 
either of the signs { }, used to connect or enclose words or items to be considered together
b. 
such a sign used to connect two or more staves of a musical score
c. 
the set of staves so connected
14. 
a device, as a beam, used as a support, to resist strain or pressure, etc.; prop
15. 
a. 
any of various devices for supporting a weak or malformed part of the body: often intended for permanent use in contrast to a splint or cast
b.  [often pl.]
a device attached to the teeth in order to move them gradually into better occlusion
16. 
a tool for holding and rotating a drilling bit
17.  US, Informal
a rigid position of exaggerated attention
noun
1.  Nautical
a rope passed through a block at the end of a yard, used to swing the yard about from the deck
verb transitiveWord forms: braced or ˈbracing
2.  Nautical
to move (a yard) by means of a brace

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Braced

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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. often braces A dental appliance constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment.
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
a. A vertical line, usually accompanied by the symbol {, connecting two or more staffs.
b. 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.

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