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bracest

bracest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of brace.

Meaning of brace

Verb

brace (third-person singular simple present braces, present participle bracing, simple past and past participle braced)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
    • All hands, brace for impact!
  2. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
    • He braced himself against the crowd.
  3. To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
    • to brace the yards
  4. To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
  5. To confront with questions, demands or requests.
    • Just about then the young kid who had braced us when we came in uttered a curse and made for the door.1980, Stephen King, The Wedding Gig
  6. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
    • to brace a beam in a building

See all 26 meanings of brace

Origin of bracest

brace + -est

Questions about bracest

What is bracest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bracest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of brace.

Words near bracest in the dictionary

  1. braces by
  2. braces in
  3. braces of shakes
  4. braces sharp
  5. braces up
  6. bracest
  7. braceth
  8. Braceville
  9. Bracewell
  10. Bracewell probe
  11. Bracewell probes

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