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Collocations for brace - noun

1. for supporting a part of the body

ADJECTIVE

knee, leg, neck, shoulder

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VERB + brace

have, wear
I used to wear a brace.

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PREPOSITION

brace on
He had a brace on his teeth. (BrE)
He had braces on his teeth. (AmE)

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2. (braces) (BrE) for holding trousers/pants up

→ See also suspenders

BRACES + VERB

hold sth up, support sth
The braces held up his trousers.

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Collocations for brace - verb

Brace is used with these nouns as the object:
leg

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