BRACE
What does "BRACE" mean?
To prepare oneself or steady something for an impact, strain, or difficulty.
Meanings
- To press the body firmly to steady against a shock, or to prepare mentally for something difficult. Passengers braced for landing as the plane hit turbulence.
- To make something stronger or firmer by supporting it. They braced the old wall with steel beams.
- A device that supports, strengthens, or holds parts together. She wore a knee brace through the rest of the season.
- A pair of something, especially of game birds shot in hunting. He returned from the field with a brace of pheasants. formal
- A symbol { or } used to group items together in writing or maths. Enclose the list of names in curly braces. technical
Word origin
From Old French 'brace' meaning 'the two arms' or an arm's length, from Latin 'bracchia', plural of 'bracchium' ('arm'). The 'pair' sense grew from 'two arms', and the supporting senses from embracing or gripping.
Remember it
BRACE = 'be RACE-ready' - you brace yourself the way a runner braces in the blocks before the gun.
A little poem
Feet wide, breath held tight-
the wave is taller than fear,
and yet you stay standing.
haiku
Wordplay
- The dentist told the hunter to brace himself. He came back with two pheasants and a retainer.
What it teaches
To brace is not to resist the blow but to choose how you meet it - feet planted, eyes open.
Quick facts
What does BRACE mean?
To prepare oneself or steady something for an impact, strain, or difficulty.
Is BRACE a valid word?
Yes — BRACE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BRACE?
BRACE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BRACE come from?
From Old French 'brace' meaning 'the two arms' or an arm's length, from Latin 'bracchia', plural of 'bracchium' ('arm'). The 'pair' sense grew from 'two arms', and the supporting senses from embracing or gripping.
What can BRACE teach us?
To brace is not to resist the blow but to choose how you meet it - feet planted, eyes open.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.