'Bracing' definitions:
Definition of 'bracing'
From: WordNet
adjective
Imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic]
noun
A structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: brace, bracing]
Definition of 'Bracing'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves. [1913 Webster]
- And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. [1913 Webster]
- The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd. [1913 Webster]
- A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bracing'
From: GCIDE
- Bracing \Bra"cing\, a. Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bracing'
From: GCIDE
- Bracing \Bra"cing\, n.
- 1. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Engin.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bracing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Bracing'
- Brace,
- Braced,
- To brace about,
- To brace in,
- To brace to,
- To brace up,
- brace up,
- braces,
- Angle brace,
- Counter brace,
- Main brace,
- Portal bracing,
- Ratchet brace,
- Tension brace,
- To brace a yard,
- To brace sharp,
- To brace up sharp,
- ankle brace,
- back brace,
- brace and bit,
- brace bumpkin,
- brace oneself for,
- brace wrench,
- knee brace,
- neck brace,
- orthodontic braces,
- royal brace,
- Sway-bracing,
- Thorough-brace,
- To brace one's self,
- To splice the main brace