English to English
noun
- a support that steadies or strengthens something else
He wore a brace on his knee.
source: WordNet 3.0
- two items of the same kind
source: WordNet 3.0
- a set of two similar things considered as a unit
source: WordNet 3.0
- either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
source: WordNet 3.0
- a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
source: WordNet 3.0
- elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
source: WordNet 3.0
- an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
source: WordNet 3.0
- a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
source: WordNet 3.0
- a structural member used to stiffen a framework
source: WordNet 3.0
- That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
source: WordNet 3.0
- support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel.
source: WordNet 3.0
- support by bracing
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to be alert and energetic
Coffee and tea stimulate me.
This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.
source: Webster 1913
- To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [brés] Kawing; tirantes na pamigil ng salawal
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [brés] Italì; igapos
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
