brace in
brace in
dated In sailing, to turn the yards of the ship such that they are square or nearly square, thus catching as much favorable wind as possible. We rushed to brace in as we felt the wind finally begin to pick up.
See also: brace
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- square up
- square up to
- squared up
- call (something) square
- call square
- square rod
- fair and square
- square biscuit
- square joint
- have square eyes