brace

verb [T] (SUPPORT)

/breɪs/

Definition

› to support an object in order to stop it from falling down: The side wall of the old house was braced with a wooden support.Physical supports and supportingArches, columns and beams

(Definition of brace verb (SUPPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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