• a structural member used to stiffen a framework
• the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
• 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
• a set of two similar things considered as a unit
• two items of the same kind
• cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate"
• 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

'Brace' in other languages