Read the dictionary definition of brace. All definitions for this word.
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
1. 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
10. cause to be alert and energetic
1. Coffee and tea stimulate me
2. This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
11. support by bracing
12. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
1. brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
13. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
