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brace
noun as in support
Example Sentences
He doesn’t have nerve function, which is why he has foot drop and has to wear a brace to help him overcome it.
Called the Elevate, it looks a little like an elaborate knee brace, with an articulating frame and pneumatic air chambers that function like shock absorbers.
It comes with seven tips, including three regular ones, a toothbrush tip, a plaque-seeking tip, one tip for people with braces, and one for those with gum disease.
At one point, I got myself a knee brace and I used to wear that.
The grand experiment that sent knowledge workers home to toil from their bedrooms and living rooms is moving into a new phase, as the world waits for an effective vaccine and braces for expected waves of widespread outbreaks.
“We got here hours ago,” says a man with a foot brace who's given up his spot in the amorphous line to sit on a folding chair.
In all likelihood, Democrats should brace for an ugly election night.
So, I conveyed this to Tom and we invited Tom over to our house for dinner and said, “Brace yourself.”
At that point, Australians—not to mention environmentalists and tourists—better brace themselves.
Kimye Heads Back to Vogue: Brace yourselves for the aftershock.
Edwin had to brace himself again, for an assault upon the fastness of the stationmaster.
It was the only thing I needed to snap my last tie with England and brace me for the struggle in America.
So he waved him gracefully to the table, where a brace of flagons stood amid the steaming viands.
At first they mounted them upon a wooden frame and rested one end on the shoulder for a brace.
The House was relieved to hear from Mr. Brace that there was no immediate danger of this contingency.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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