1. past tense of brain; hit someone hard on the head
Usage: informal

1. having a specified type of brain or intelligence
Usage: used in compounds

Examples

• The falling branch nearly brained the hiker.
• He brained the attacker with a baseball bat.
• She’s always been quick-brained in math class.
• The scatter-brained student forgot his homework again.
• That rock could have brained someone if it fell.
• He’s a sharp-brained lawyer who never misses details.