bracing

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bracing

1	n	a structural member used to stiffen a framework
2	adj	imparting vitality and energy

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bracing

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a transverse brace; gusset, gusset plate
a metal plate used to strengthen a joist; guy, guy cable, guy rope, guy wire
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent); stay
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar; stringer
brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull; strut
brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression; crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; backstay
a stay that supports the back of something; crossbar
long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts; forestay
an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast; rundle, rung, spoke
one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder; round, rung, stave
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair; cross thwart, thwart
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat; transom, traverse
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

Type of:: reinforcement, strengthener
a device designed to provide additional strength; structural member
support that is a constituent part of any structure or building

“the bracing mountain air”

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