brace به انگلیسی
From Longman Dictionary
brace1 /breɪs/ verb
[transitive] to mentally or physically prepare yourself or someone else for something unpleasant that is going to happen
[transitive] to push part of your body against something solid in order to make yourself more steady
[transitive] to make something stronger by supporting it
to make your body or part of your body stiff in order to prepare to do something difficult
brace2 noun
[countable] something that is used to strengthen or support something, or to make it stiff
[countable] (also braces [plural]) a system of metal wires that people, usually children, wear on their teeth to make them grow straight
a metal support that someone with weak legs wears to help them walk
one of a pair of signs { } used to show that information written between them should be considered together
Example
Nancy braced herself for the inevitable arguments
The pilot told passengers and crew to brace themselves for a rough landing
The question was like a blow, causing Roz to brace herself against the sofa
The miners used special braces to keep the walls from collapsing
The steel beam serves as a brace for the ceiling
