to wear a brace

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• brace — 01. The coast of Florida is [bracing] itself in expectation of a hurricane which is supposed to hit by the weekend. 02. Soldiers in the capital are [bracing] themselves against an expected attack by rebel forces. 03. He [braced] himself and then… …   Grammatical examples in English

• brace — brace1 [breıs] v 1.) [T] to mentally or physically prepare yourself or someone else for something unpleasant that is going to happen brace yourself (for sth) ▪ Nancy braced herself for the inevitable arguments. ▪ You had better brace yourself I… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• brace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for supporting a part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ knee, leg, neck, shoulder VERB + BRACE ▪ have, wear ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• brace — 1 verb 1 (T) to prepare for something unpleasant that is going to happen: brace yourself for: Nancy braced herself for the inevitable arguments. | brace yourself to do: Jean, you d better brace yourself to hear bad news. | be braced for: The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Brace position — Bracing or crash position is an instruction that can be given to prepare for a crash, such as on an aircraft, the instruction to brace for impact is often given if the aircraft must make an emergency landing over land or water. Contents 1 Types… …   Wikipedia

• brace — I UK [breɪs] / US verb Word forms brace : present tense I/you/we/they brace he/she/it braces present participle bracing past tense braced past participle braced 1) [intransitive/transitive] to get ready for something unpleasant brace yourself for …   English dictionary

• brace — brace1 [ breıs ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get ready for something unpleasant: brace yourself for something: I braced myself for the results of my blood test. brace yourself to do something: Smith braced himself to deliver the bad… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Brace (tool) — A brace or brace and bit is a hand tool used to drill holes, usually in wood. Pressure is applied to the top and the tool is rotated with a U shaped grip.The U shaped part is a kind of crankshaft. It gives the brace much greater torque than other …   Wikipedia

• wear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 use as clothing ADJECTIVE ▪ daily, everyday, weekend ▪ summer, winter PREPOSITION ▪ with  …   Collocations dictionary

• brace — [breɪs] verb [I/T] I to get ready for something unpleasant Smith braced himself to give her the bad news.[/ex] The stock market is braced for another week of falling prices.[/ex] II noun brace [breɪs] 1) [C] British a set of wires that you wear… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Tyne-Wear derby — The Tyne Wear derby is the name of the football local derby between Newcastle United and Sunderland.The derby is an inter city rivalry in the north east of England, however the fact that the two cities of Newcastle and Sunderland are just ten… …   Wikipedia