UNBRACE
Dictionary entry overview: What does unbrace mean?
• UNBRACE (verb)
The verb UNBRACE has 4 senses:
1. undo the ties of
2. remove from tension
3. remove a brace or braces from
4. remove a brace or braces from
Familiarity information: UNBRACE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• UNBRACE (verb)
Meaning:
Undo the ties of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
unbrace; unlace; untie
Context example:
They untied the prisoner
Hypernyms (to "unbrace" is one way to...):
undo (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unbrace"):
unloose; unloosen (loosen the ties of)
unlash (untie the lashing of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Remove from tension
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "unbrace" is one way to...):
relax; unbend (make less tight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove a brace or braces from
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "unbrace" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Remove a brace or braces from
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "unbrace" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
