I. noun
1.
Synonyms: couple , doublet, duo, dyad, pair, twosome
2.
Synonyms: support 3, buttress, column, prop, shore, stay, underpinner, underpinning, underpropping
3.
braces plural
Synonyms: suspenders , ||gallows, ||galluses
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: gird 3, fortify, prepare, ready, steel, strengthen
2.
Synonyms: support 4, bear up, bolster, buttress, carry, prop, shore (up), sustain, upbear, uphold
3.
Synonyms: beg , appeal, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, importune, plead, pray, supplicate