Unbrace

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unbrace \Un*brace"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + brace.]
     To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a
     drum; to unbrace the nerves. --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  unbrace
       v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {untie},
            {unlace}] [ant: {tie}]
       2: remove from tension
       3: remove a brace or braces from
       4: remove a brace or braces form