brace
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Related to brace: brace oneself
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Synonyms for brace
support
brace yourself
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- prepare (yourself)
- get ready
- make (yourself) ready
- steel yourself
- fortify yourself
- gear yourself up
- gird your loins
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Synonyms for brace
a means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure
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Synonyms for brace
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
two items of the same kind
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
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either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
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a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
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elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
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an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
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a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
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a structural member used to stiffen a framework
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
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