brace
1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else (Freq. 1)
- he wore a brace on his knee
• Hypernyms:
support, strengthener, reinforcement
• Hyponyms:
ankle brace, back brace, knee brace, neck brace, skeg
2. two items of the same kind
• Syn:
couple, pair, twosome, twain, span,
span, couplet, distich, duo, duet,
dyad, duad
• Derivationally related forms:
pair (for: pair), couple (for: couple)
• Hypernyms:
two, 2, II, deuce
• Hyponyms:
doubleton
• Part Meronyms:
mate, fellow
3. a set of two similar things considered as a unit
• Syn:
pair
• Derivationally related forms:
pair (for: pair)
• Hypernyms:
set
• Hyponyms:
Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Tweedledee and Tweedledum
4. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
• Hypernyms:
punctuation, punctuation mark
5. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
• Hypernyms:
rope
• Hyponyms:
royal brace
6. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
• Syn:
suspender, gallus
• Derivationally related forms:
suspend (for: suspender)
• Usage Domain:
plural, plural form
• Hypernyms:
man's clothing
• Part Meronyms:
strap, shoulder strap
7. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
• Syn:
braces, orthodontic braces
• Hypernyms:
dental appliance
8. a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
• Syn:
bitstock
• Hypernyms:
stock
• Part Holonyms:
brace and bit
9. a structural member used to stiffen a framework
• Syn:
bracing
• Derivationally related forms:
brace (for: bracing)
• Hypernyms:
structural member, strengthener, reinforcement
• Hyponyms:
crosspiece, gusset, gusset plate, guy, guy cable,
guy wire, guy rope, stay, stringer, strut, tie,
railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper
• Part Holonyms:
framework
1. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
poise
• Derivationally related forms:
poise (for: poise)
• Hypernyms:
fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
• Hyponyms:
steel, nerve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace (Freq. 2)
- brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
• Syn:
steady, stabilize, stabilise
• Derivationally related forms:
stabilization (for: stabilize)
• Hypernyms:
strengthen, beef up, fortify
• Hyponyms:
ballast, guy
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. support by bracing (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
bracing
• Hypernyms:
hold, support, sustain, hold up
• Hyponyms:
tread
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. cause to be alert and energetic
- Coffee and tea stimulate me
- This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
• Syn:
stimulate, arouse, energize, energise, perk up
• Ant:
de-energise (for: energise), de-energize (for: energize), sedate (for: stimulate)
• Derivationally related forms:
energiser (for: energise), energizer (for: energize), energy (for: energize), energizing (for: energize), bracer, stimulative (for: stimulate), stimulant (for: stimulate)
• Hypernyms:
affect
• Hyponyms:
cathect, animate, recreate, reanimate, revive,
renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify, invigorate,
reinvigorate, enliven, liven, liven up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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