Idioms for brace
brace up, Informal.
to summon up one's courage; become resolute: She choked back her tears and braced up.
Origin of brace
1300–50; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French: pair of arms < Latin
brā(c)chia plural (taken as feminine singular) of
brā(c)chium arm (< Greek; see
brachium); (v.) in part Middle English
bracen (< Anglo-French
bracier, derivative of
brace; cf.
embrace1), in participle derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM brace
Words nearby brace
brabançon,
brabble,
brabham,
braccate,
braccio,
brace,
brace and bit,
brace jack,
brace molding,
brace root,
brace table
British Dictionary definitions for brace up
brace
/ (breɪs) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Word Origin for brace
C14: from Old French: the two arms, from Latin
bracchia arms
Medical definitions for brace up
brace
[ brās ]
n.
An orthopedic appliance that supports or holds a movable part of the body in correct position while allowing motion of the part.
Often braces
A dental appliance, constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment.
Idioms and Phrases with brace up
brace up
Also, brace oneself. Summon up one's courage or resolve, as in Brace up, we don't have much farther to go, or Squaring his shoulders, he braced himself for the next wave. This idiom uses brace in the sense of “to bolster” or “to strengthen.” The first term dates from the early 1700s, the variant from about 1500.