brace
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4.0
- noun
- /breɪs/
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órtesis
- After his injury, he had to wear a brace on his ankle to support it while healing.
- wear braces
- treatment with braces
- ankle brace
And I ended up being in that brace for three or four weeks.
- And I ended up being in that brace for three or four weeks.
- But but when, right, everyone I knew was getting braces, I never questioned it.
- Petting this dead bird with a neck brace needs a beer.
- If you've been injured, if you need a neck brace, a leg brace or something, they can do it.
- I in a brace in a wheelchair.
- And then they locked me in a brace for about a week to get the MCL to heal down.
- But for the most of us, you know, you're getting braces and you're not your most beautiful time of life.
- Even masking the pain, even with the brace, I'd be like nothing.
- When they get to the brace, they need to find their way into the brace.
Examples
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It got so bad that I made myself a back brace.
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A lone jogger, wearing a sweaty knee brace, runs around the parking lot.
Academic text (2012) -
And I ended up being in that brace for three or four weeks.
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You have to wear the brace, all right?
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Doctor, are you telling us that Buddy will have to wear a brace the rest of his life?
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I had to wear a brace.
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Well, the good news is, you only have to wear the brace overnight.
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How's the brace holding up?
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You're gonna have to take it easy for a little bit and wear that brace for a couple days.
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And then they locked me in a brace for about a week to get the MCL to heal down.
Synonyms
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1.4
A thing that holds up weight, like a pillar
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3.8
A support worn around the neck to keep it still and help it heal
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3.9
A device you wear around your back to support it and help you sit or stand straight
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3.2
A support worn around the knee to protect and keep it stable
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4.6
A support such as a splint that keeps an injured limb still to help it heal
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3.0
A device used to fix damaged teeth and replace missing teeth, like braces or dentures
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3.2
A set of wires and small parts attached to teeth to straighten them
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6.7
A support added to a frame to keep it steady
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6.2
A thing you add to help something hold more weight
A band worn around the ankle to support and protect it after injury
A device made of wires and small brackets that makes teeth straight
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A device you wear around your back to support it and help you sit or stand straight
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brace comes from the Latin word bracchium, which means 'arm'. Think of a medical brace as an 'arm' that holds or supports a weak part of the body or teeth, so a brace steadies and strengthens what needs help.