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English

Verb

bracing

Adjective

bracing

invigorating or stimulating
:"Skegness is so bracing" 1

Noun

a brace
a form of the military attention stance

Category:English present participles

io:bracing ru:bracing ta:bracing vi:bracing zh:bracing

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;
to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
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And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell.
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3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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The women of China, by bracing and binding them from
their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.
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Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold
firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
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A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.
--Fairfax.
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5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace
the yards.
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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. "He braced
himself for an effort which he was little able to make."
--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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Bracing \Bra"cing\, a.
Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as,
a bracing north wind.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Bracing \Bra"cing\, n.
1. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a
brace or braces; the state of being braced.
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2. (Engin.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as,
the bracing of a truss.
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WordNet bracing
adj : imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
[syn: brisk, energizing, energising, fresh, refreshing,
refreshful, tonic]
n : a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: brace]

Moby Dictionary
activating , analeptic , animating , animative , bearing , beneficial ,
benign , bolstering , brisk , burdened , buttressing , carrying ,
cheering , chill , chilly , constitutional , cool , coolish , cordial ,
corroborant , crisp , crispy , energizing , enlivening , exhilarating ,
exhilarative , fortifying , fresh , good , good for , health-enhancing ,
health-preserving , healthful , healthy , holding , hygeian , hygienic ,
invigorating , invigorative , maintaining , propping , quickening ,
refreshful , refreshing , regaling , restorative , reviving , roborant ,
rousing , salubrious , salutary , sanitary , shoring , stimulating ,
stimulative , strengthening , supporting , supportive , suspensory ,
sustaining , sustentative , temperate , tonic , upholding , viable ,
vitalizing , wholesome , zestful , zesty