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English Dictionary: bracing	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for bracing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bracing adj imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" Synonym(s): bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic n a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: brace, bracing]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves. And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell. 3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke. Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W. Scott. 4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd. A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced. --Fairfax. 5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards. {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the contrary tack. {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means of a brace. {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the weather brace. {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. [bd]He braced himself for an effort which he was little able to make.[b8] --J. D. Forbes. {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to assist in tacking. {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the lee brace. {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward as the rigging will permit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bracing \Bra"cing\, a. Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bracing \Bra"cing\, n. 1. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced. 2. (Engin.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.