Braced - English meaning

breɪs

Braced – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support.
Usage examples:
The posts were braced by lengths of timber
Synonims:
SupportShore upProp upHold upButtressCarryBearUnderpinStrengthenReinforceFortifyUnderprop
verb
Prepare (oneself) for something difficult or unpleasant.
Usage examples:
Both stations are bracing themselves for job losses
Synonims:
PrepareGet readyMake readyGear upNerveSteelGalvanizeGirdStrengthenFortifyBolsterButtressPsych oneself up

noun
A device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support.
Usage examples:
A neck brace

noun
A pair of straps that pass over the shoulders and fasten to the top of trousers at the front and back to hold them up.
Usage examples:
He wore a bowler hat, white shirt, trousers and braces like the main character and would become agg…

noun
A pair of something, typically of birds or mammals killed in hunting.
Usage examples:
Thirty brace of grouse

noun
Either of the two marks { and }, used either to indicate that two or more items on one side have the same relationship as each other to the single item to which the other side points, or in pairs to show that words between them are connected.
Usage examples:
This is shown in figure 7 with the brace indicating the route segment with shorter signpost spacings.

verb
Past simple and past participle of brace
Usage examples:
The side wall of the old house was braced with a wooden support., the passengers were told to brace…

verb
To support an object in order to stop it from falling down
Usage examples:
The side wall of the old house was braced with a wooden support.

verb
To prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant
Usage examples:
The passengers were told to brace themselves (= to press their bodies hard against something or hol…

Braced translation into English

Braced: translate from English into Chinese

支撑, 支柱, 鼓起勇气

Braced: translate from English into Dutch

Vastgebonden, Brassen

Braced: translate from English into French

Contreventé, Fixer, Consolider, Soutenir, Fortifier, Tonifier, Armer

Braced: translate from English into German

Verspannt, Verspannen, Stützen, Verstreben, Klammern, Stärken, Verklammern, Kräftigen, Sich bereit halten, Sich wappnen, Sich bereit machen

Braced: translate from English into Hindi

लट, बन्धनयुक्त

Braced: translate from English into Italian

Rinforzato, Rinforzare, Sostenere, Assicurare strettamente, Appaiare

Braced: translate from English into Korean

버팀대, 죄다, 버팀대로 받치다, 중괄호로 묶다, 바지에 멜빵을 달다, 아딧줄로 돌리다, ...에게 돈을 달라고 하다, 차려 자세를 취하게 하다

Braced: translate from English into Russian

Крепкий, Обхватывать, Связывать, Подпирать, Скреплять, Подкреплять, Укреплять, Брасопить

Braced: translate from English into Spanish

Reforzado, Apuntalar, Asegurar, Bracear, Atar, Poner una llave, Reforzar a, Tensar

Word origin

Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’): from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn .

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Braced – similar words

brace

breɪs

noun
A device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support.
Usage examples:
A neck brace

verb
Make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support.
Usage examples:
The posts were braced by lengths of timber

noun
Something that is used to support or connect things, or to make something stronger
Usage examples:
He was recently fitted with a brace for his bad back.

Brace - all meanings in English

Braced synonims

bear

beər

verb
Carry the weight of; support.
Usage examples:
The bees form large colonies and need the thick branches of tall trees to bear the weight of their …

noun
A large, heavy mammal that walks on the soles of its feet, having thick fur and a very short tail. bears are related to the dog family but most species are omnivorous.
Usage examples:
Recent dna analysis indicates that giant pandas are more closely related to bears and red pandas ar…

noun
Be pregnant with

Bear - all meanings in English

bolster

ˈbəʊl.stər

noun
A long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.
Usage examples:
Sessions were kept short or broken for comfort breaks so that she could be re-positioned with suppo…

verb
Support or strengthen.
Usage examples:
The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence

noun
A heavy chisel used for cutting bricks.
Usage examples:
‘i began to knock the wooden fascia off using a bolster and hammer,’ said mr sparkes.

Bolster - all meanings in English

buttress

ˈbʌt.rəs

noun
A structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it.
Usage examples:
The cathedral's massive buttresses

verb
Provide (a building or structure) with buttresses.
Usage examples:
We buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse

verb
To give support to or strengthen something
Usage examples:
He looked for things that would buttress the prosecution case and win a conviction.

Buttress - all meanings in English

carry

ˈkær.i

verb
Support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.
Usage examples:
Medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher

noun
An act of carrying something from one place to another.
Usage examples:
We did a carry of equipment from the camp

verb
To transport or take from one place to another
Usage examples:
The plane carried 116 passengers and a crew of seven., would you like me to carry your bag for you?…

Carry - all meanings in English

fortify

ˈfɔː.tɪ.faɪ

verb
Provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack.
Usage examples:
The enclave has been heavily fortified in recent years

verb
To make something stronger, especially in order to protect it
Usage examples:
A fortified town, fortify something with something they hurriedly fortified the village with barric…

Fortify - all meanings in English

galvanize

verb
Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
Usage examples:
The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action

noun
Galvanized steel sheeting, typically as used for roofing or fencing.
Usage examples:
The rain was beating hard against miss orilie's galvanize

verb
To cause a person or group to suddenly take action, esp. by shocking or exciting them in some way
Usage examples:
Why not use the media to galvanize the community into action?

Galvanize - all meanings in English

gird

verb
Encircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band.
Usage examples:
A young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood

noun
A cutting or critical remark.
Usage examples:
His girds were oblique, and touched to the quick

verb
To tie something around your body or part of your body
Usage examples:
The knights girded themselves for battle (= put on their swords and fighting clothes).

Gird - all meanings in English

hold up

collocation
Be the physical support of; carry the weight of

phrasal verb
Support and prevent something from falling.
Usage examples:
Concrete pillars hold up the elevated section of the railway

phrasal verb
Display something by holding it above one's waist or head.
Usage examples:
He held up the book so she could see the cover

Hold up - all meanings in English

nerve

noun
A whitish fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.
Usage examples:
The optic nerve

verb
Brace oneself mentally to face a demanding situation.
Usage examples:
She nerved herself to enter the room

noun
A group of long, thin fibers in the body, esp. in the brain, which send and receive messages that control how the body reacts to signals it receives, such as to changes in temperature or pressure against the skin
Usage examples:
It takes a lot of nerve to get up in front of a class when you’re not used to it., she has some ner…

Nerve - all meanings in English

prepare

verb
Make (something) ready for use or consideration.
Usage examples:
Prepare a brief summary of the article

verb
Make ready or suitable or equip in advance

verb
To make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future
Usage examples:
[ t ] keane is preparing a film version of the play., [ i ] the southeast prepared for the worst as…

Prepare - all meanings in English

psych oneself up

verb
To prepare yourself mentally to do something difficult
Usage examples:
I really tried to psych myself up to do it.

Psych oneself up - all meanings in English

reinforce

verb
Strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.
Usage examples:
The helmet has been reinforced with a double layer of cork

Strengthen and support

Reinforce - all meanings in English

steel

noun
A hard, strong grey or bluish-grey alloy of iron with carbon and usually other elements, used as a structural and fabricating material.
Usage examples:
Steel girders

verb
Mentally prepare (oneself) to do or face something difficult.
Usage examples:
His team were steeling themselves for disappointment

Steel - all meanings in English

strengthen

ˈstreŋ.θən

verb
Make or become stronger.
Usage examples:
He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth

verb
To become more effective, or to make something more effective
Usage examples:
[ t ] somehow his illness strengthened their marriage and brought them closer together., [ t ] pare…

verb
To make something more effective or powerful
Usage examples:
A discussion paper aiming to strengthen the eu's competition regime has been circulated amongst com…

Strengthen - all meanings in English

support

verb
Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
Usage examples:
The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun
A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.
Usage examples:
The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb
The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

Support - all meanings in English

underpin

verb
Support (a building or other structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger for weaker materials.
Usage examples:
Work began on rectifying the structural problems of the library and extra piles were inserted and t…

verb
To give support to something or provide the starting point from which something can develop
Usage examples:
Falling unemployment was likely to underpin consumer confidence., these new products are part of a …

Underpin - all meanings in English

underprop

verb
Support, especially with a prop.
Usage examples:
A bearing is provided for underpropping the shaft extension of the free end of the printing roller.

Underprop - all meanings in English

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