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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
braced
    adj 1: positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger;
           "he stood to attention with his shoulders braced"
    2: held up by braces or buttresses [syn: braced, buttressed]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
braced \braced\ adj.
   held up by braces or buttresses.

   Syn: buttressed.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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