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braces

nounnounverbattested in dialogue

  • //ˈbɹeɪsɪz//

A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

noun

  1. 1

    Also a form of braceplural of brace

noun

  1. 1

    A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

    Susy has to go to the dentist to see if she needs braces.

  2. 2

    datedHandcuffs.

    We put that villain in braces.

  3. 3

    A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to the trousers, ensuring that they will not fall off.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of bracethird-person singular simple present indicative of brace

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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).