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brace v. [
poise] prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
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brace v. [
steady, stabilize, stabilise] 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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brace n. a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
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brace v. support by bracing
. wn #5
brace n. [
couple, pair, twosome, twain, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] two items of the same kind
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