brace up (English, verb)
expansion: brace up (third-person singular simple present braces up, present participle bracing up, simple past and past participle braced up)
Senses:
topics: business
construction
manufacturing
glosses: To strengthen with bracing material.
tags: transitive
glosses: To become more optimistic.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To strengthen (oneself), become stronger or more resilient.
tags: ambitransitive
Forms:
form: braces up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bracing up
tags: participle
present
form: braced up
tags: participle
past
form: braced up
tags: past