brace

noun

1
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
2
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
3
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
4
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
he wore a brace on his knee
5
elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
6
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
7
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
8
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
9
two items of the same kind

1
cause to be alert and energetic
Coffee and tea stimulate me
This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
2
support by bracing
3
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel

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