BRACED

Held up

• Added support to

• Beefed up

• Buttressed

• Fixed firmly

• Given support

• Got (oneself) ready, as for a shock

• Got some reinforcements

• Kept up

• Like some necks

• 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