braces is a form of:
Brace
noun
- 1.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) Back brace រណប
- 2.
- (PRINTING) Draw a brace សញ្ញាគាប
- 3.
- (DENTAL) (wear) brace គ្រឿងឱ្យធ្មេញត្រង់
- 4.
- (CARPENTRY) Adjustable brace ដែកទាម
- 5.
- (A device that clamps things together or holds and supports them in position, a device that clasps or connects, fastener. -braces straps passed over the shoulders to hold up trousers, either of the signs. used to connect words. lines. etc) ដងស្ខាន, វីឡឺប្រឺកាំង (គ្រឿងចក្រ) / គ្រោងដែក, យុថ្កា, brace and bit ស្វានម៉្យាង, ដែកស្វាន
verb — past tense: braced ; past participle: braced ; present participle: bracing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) ~ something oneself (against something) ~ oneself somebody (for something) (to steady, or support, to strengthen, to invigorate, strengthen, tie, support, prop) បោះយុថ្កា, អោប, ទាញ, សន្ធឹង, យឹត (ធ្នូ) / ដាក់ (អន្ទាក់) / សូក, ដំឡើង brace a wall ទល់ brace oneself ប្រុងប្រៀបខ្លួន
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- 2.
- A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
- 3.
- The state of being braced or tight; tension.
- 4.
- A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
- 5.
- A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.
- 6.
- A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
- 7.
- A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
- 8.
- A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt.
- 9.
- Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
- 10.
- Harness; warlike preparation.
- 11.
- Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
- 12.
- The mouth of a shaft.
verb — past tense: braced ; past participle: braced ; present participle: bracing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.