- braced - positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger; "he stood to attention with his shoulders braced"
Antonym: unprepared (indirect, via prepared)
- braced, buttressed - held up by braces or buttresses
Antonym: unsupported (indirect, via supported)
Antonym: unsupported (indirect, via supported)
- brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
--1 is one way to fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
--2 is one way to strengthen, beef up, fortify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun brace1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- brace - support by bracing
--3 is one way to hold, support, sustain, hold up
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun brace1, noun brace9, noun bracing1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
--4 is one way to affect
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun bracer2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something