noun
- a support that is attached to a wall to hold something
- either of two marks [ ] used to enclose words or mathematical expressions
- a range or group of people or things with similar characteristics
verb
- to place within brackets
- to group together as similar
Examples
- The shelf is held up by metal brackets.
- Put the extra information in brackets at the end of the sentence.
- She falls into the highest tax bracket.
- The basketball tournament bracket shows all the matchups.
- Please bracket the optional text in your essay.
- The teacher bracketed the students by reading level.