brace-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: support or hold steady with or as if with a brace

Examples:
Steel tubing braced the cockpit.
Which corner post still needs to be braced?
The hysterical four-year-old braced his arms and legs against the door jam.
I braced the gun as best I could and shot.
The cross-jack yard should be squared and braced up as requisite to force the
ship ahead or astern.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
brace_up 1

Sense Number 2: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

Examples:
Brace yourself for the expenses of having a baby.
The troops braced for the onslaught.
Developers are bracing for cutbacks in the computer industry, a major user of office space.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: brace.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
brace_oneself_for 1

Sense Number 3: cause to be alert or energetic

Examples:
Good coffee braces a fellow for the day ahead.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4