"brace aback" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: braces aback [present, singular, third-person], bracing aback [participle, present], braced aback [participle, past], braced aback [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} brace aback (third-person singular simple present braces aback, present participle bracing aback, simple past and past participle braced aback)
  1. (nautical) to bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the ship Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails): brase bakk (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-brace_aback-en-verb-yh91Cm38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (aback) Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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