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Bracket
ˈbrakɪt
- each of a pair of marks () [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context
"symbols are given in brackets"
- a category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits
"those in a high income bracket"
- a right-angled support attached to a wall for holding a shelf, lamp, or other object
- the distance between two artillery shots fired either side of the target to establish range
- a diagram representing the sequence of matches in a sports tournament, especially as used for making predictions about its outcome
"with the March Madness tournament half the fun is filling out your bracket"
- a person's nose or jaw
"a quick punch up the bracket"
- enclose (words or figures) in brackets
"I have bracketed the phrase ‘of contrary qualities’ in the translation, since it is not explicit in the Greek"
- enclose (a complex expression) in brackets to denote that the whole of the expression rather than just a part of it has a particular relation, such as multiplication or division, to another expression
- put (a belief or matter) aside temporarily
"he bracketed off the question of God himself"
- place (one or more people or things) in the same category or group
"he is sometimes bracketed with the ‘new wave’ of film directors"
- hold or attach (something) by means of a right-angled support
"pipes should be bracketed"
- establish the range of (a target) by firing two preliminary shots, one short of the target and the other beyond it
- establish (the correct exposure) by taking several pictures with slightly more or less exposure
"it's always best to bracket your exposures"