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bracing aback

bracing aback is the present participle and gerund of brace aback.

Meaning of brace aback

Verb

brace aback (third-person singular simple present braces aback, present participle bracing aback, simple past and past participle braced aback)

  1. to bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the ship

Questions about bracing aback

What is bracing aback the present participle and gerund of?
Bracing aback is the present participle and gerund of brace aback.

Words near bracing aback in the dictionary

  1. brachyuric
  2. brachyurous
  3. brachyury
  4. braciform
  5. bracing
  6. bracing aback
  7. bracing about
  8. bracing by
  9. bracing in
  10. bracing sharp
  11. bracing up

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