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bracket

Definition

  • noun: an object that is attached to a wall and used to support or hold up something (such as a shelf)
  • noun: an overhanging member that projects from a structure (as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle
  • verb: to place (words, symbols, etc.) within brackets
  • verb: to place within or as if within 'brackets'
  • usually plural

Examples

  • Should Haydn and Mozart be 'bracketed' (together/with each other)? = Should Mozart be 'bracketed' (together) with Haydn?

  • There are wall 'brackets' in the garage for the rakes and shovels.

  • The title appears in/within 'brackets' at the top of the page.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - What? - Let's pretend. You're the Department of Transportation, OK? Someone informs you that this company installs front-seat mounting brackets that failed collision tests, brake linings that fail after miles, and fuel injectors that explode and burn people alive. What then? (..)
    1999 Fight Club