knee brace

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noun Building Trades.

a diagonal member for bracing the angle between two joined members, as a stud or column and a joist or rafter, being joined to each partway along its length.

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Origin of knee brace

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby knee brace

Knebworth House, knee, knee action, knee bend, kneeboard, knee brace, knee breeches, kneecap, knee-chest position, knee-deep, knee drop

How to use knee brace in a sentence

Nagging knee pain is no match to this knee brace support that’s created to take joint stiffness, pain, and discomfort out of the equation.
Save big on this gear designed to help manage chronic pain|Quinn Gawronski|June 26, 2021|Popular-Science
Do you think of power suits for men and knee-covering skirts for women?
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is not a knee-jerk response to a sudden perceived threat.
To Stop ISIS, Britain Is Set to Stop Free Speech|Nico Hines|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This whole thing about a black-and-white culture of knee-jerk reactions is reinforced by television.
James Patterson Goes Full ‘Fahrenheit 451’ With Burning Book Video|William O’Connor|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He started Spinal Solutions in 1999 and launched a firm selling knee and hip implants three years later.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At 15, she developed iliotibial band syndrome, injuring her knee, and had to surrender her dream.
The Making of Kiesza: From Navy Sharpshooter to Beauty Queen to Pop Diva|Marlow Stern|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That his friend had withdrawn, was a pledge of his pacific wishes; and, with a lightened countenance, Louis rose from his knee.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Edwin had to brace himself again, for an assault upon the fastness of the stationmaster.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
To drop on one knee and level his piece was the work of an instant, but unfortunately he snapped a dry twig in doing so.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Her left knee was supported on pillows, and the bed-clothes were raised away from it, for it could tolerate no weight whatever.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
It was the only thing I needed to snap my last tie with England and brace me for the struggle in America.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton