English noun: brace | |||
1. | brace (artifact) a support that steadies or strengthens something else | ||
Samples | He wore a brace on his knee. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reinforcement, strengthener, support | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ankle brace, back brace, knee brace, neck brace, skeg | ||
2. | brace (quantity) two items of the same kind | ||
Synonyms | couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke | ||
Broader (hypernym) | 2, deuce, II, two | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | doubleton | ||
Part holonym | fellow, mate | ||
3. | brace (group) a set of two similar things considered as a unit | ||
Synonyms | pair | ||
Broader (hypernym) | set | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Tweedledum and Tweedledee | ||
4. | brace (communication) either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material | ||
Broader (hypernym) | punctuation, punctuation mark | ||
5. | brace (artifact) a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rope | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | royal brace | ||
6. | brace (artifact) elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) | ||
Synonyms | gallus, suspender | ||
Broader (hypernym) | man's clothing | ||
Part holonym | shoulder strap, strap | ||
Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
7. | brace (artifact) an appliance that corrects dental irregularities | ||
Synonyms | braces, orthodontic braces | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dental appliance | ||
8. | brace (artifact) a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring | ||
Synonyms | bitstock | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stock | ||
Part meronym | brace and bit | ||
9. | brace (artifact) a structural member used to stiffen a framework | ||
Synonyms | bracing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reinforcement, strengthener, structural member | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crosspiece, crosstie, gusset, gusset plate, guy, guy cable, guy rope, guy wire, railroad tie, sleeper, stay, stringer, strut, tie | ||
Part meronym | framework | ||
English verb: brace | |||
1. | brace (emotion) prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult | ||
Synonyms | poise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nerve, steel | ||
2. | brace (contact) support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | ||
Samples | Brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel. | ||
Synonyms | stabilise, stabilize, steady | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beef up, fortify, strengthen | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ballast, guy | ||
3. | brace (contact) support by bracing | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold, hold up, support, sustain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | tread | ||
4. | brace (body) cause to be alert and energetic | ||
Samples | Coffee and tea stimulate me. This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate. | ||
Synonyms | arouse, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | animate, animate, cathect, enliven, invigorate, invigorate, liven, liven up, quicken, reanimate, recreate, reinvigorate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify | ||
Antonyms | de-energise, de-energize, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm | ||