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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 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 a set of two similar things considered as a unit cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate" two items of the same kind |
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