brace in WordNet English dictionary

1. cause to be alert and energetic
   "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
   stimulate  arouse  brace  energize  energise  perk up 
   
2. support by bracing
   brace 
   
3. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
   "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
   brace  steady  stabilize  stabilise 
   
4. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
   brace  poise 
   

1. a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
   brace  bitstock 
   
2. a structural member used to stiffen a framework
   brace  bracing 
   
3. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
   brace  braces  orthodontic braces 
   
4. a support that steadies or strengthens something else
   "he wore a brace on his knee"
   brace 
   
5. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
   brace  suspender  gallus 
   
6. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
   brace 
   
7. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
   brace 
   
8. a set of two similar things considered as a unit
   pair  brace 
   
9. two items of the same kind
   couple  pair  twosome  twain  brace  span  yoke  couplet  distich  duo  duet  dyad  duad