0 past simple and past participle of brace
1 to support an object in order to stop it from falling down:
2 to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant:
If these were not properly about progress, brisk, satisfying braced square to the wind or, in other progress.
The north 'firewall' is more conventionally braced by cross partitions.
This figure shows the stress states from the braced excavation.
For the cooling tower frame, the designer might recall a sketch of the conceptual braced-frame design that was created early in the design process.
As usual, he made a good point, especially about safety in the braced position.
The buildings are braced by tongue-and-groove roof boards and framed external wall panels.
We do not oven know whether our machines should be cantilever monoplanes or braced biplanes or cantilever biplanes.
I braced myself for a higher increase than has been announced.
