Like some necks
Else clues• Added support to
• Beefed up
• Buttressed
• Fixed firmly
• Given support
• Got (oneself) ready, as for a shock
• Got some reinforcements
• Held up
• Kept up
• Prepared as for an impact
• Prepared for a shock
• Prepared to resist
• Prepared, as for a jolt
• Reinforced
• Set, as for a shock
• Supported, as framework
• Tightened