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Definition of Brace up
1. Verb. Make secure underneath. "Undergird the ship"
Definition of Brace up
1. Verb. (intransitive) To become more optimistic ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To strengthen oneself, become stronger or more resilient. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brace Up
Literary usage of Brace up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"... Strives to brace up the Commissary and Quartermaster's Departments. In Congress
10th Novem'er 1778. Whereas, it hath become necessary not only that ..."
2. The New Practical Navigator: Being a Complete Epitome of Navigation: to by John Hamilton Moore (1810)
"brace up the main yard when the after sails are full ; haul off all ; and haul
or» board the fore tack ; keep in the weather braces forward, ..."
3. Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1877)
"brace up sharp, trim aft the head sheets, and meet her with the helm. Some vessels,
particularly those that carry a weather helm, requiring very little ..."
4. The Practical Navigator, and Seaman's New Daily Assistant: Being an Epitome by John Hamilton Moore (1791)
"brace up the Main Yard when the ... and haul on Board the Fore-Tack; keep in the
Weather-braces forward, and let her come too ; then brace up ; haul aft the ..."
5. The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of Navigation by Nathaniel Bowditch (1826)
"... and take in ihc main-lack ; the main-lack being down, haul aft tk sheet, brace
up the yard, and haul the main-bowline. To set a topsail. ..."
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