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Other crossword clues for answer "BRACED"

BRACED
Beefed up
Given support
Set, as for a shock
Held up
Reinforced
Got some reinforcements
Made sturdier
Prepared, as for a jolt
Got (oneself) ready, as for a shock
Prepared (oneself), as for a shock
Fixed firmly
Buttressed
Supported, as framework
Tightened
Steeled (oneself), as for a jolt
Got up courage.
Supported firmly.
Prepared to resist.
Supported.
Invigorated.
Freshened
Kept up
Like some necks
Supported, in a way
Prepared for a shock
Prepared (oneself), as for impact
Prepared as for an impact
Got ready for impact, say
Built with buttresses
Prepared for a collision
Prepared for impact