bracket

IPA: brˈækɪt

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
(nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
(military) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
Any of the characters "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">", used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.
(UK) "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
(US) "[" and "]" specifically - as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.
(sports) A printed diagram of games in a tournament.
(sports) A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.
One of several ranges of numbers.
(algebra) A pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range.
(military) Typically of stationary weapons, the zone enclosed by one long and one short shot impact expected to be hit very accurately.
(typography) The small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter.
(land surveying, 19th century) a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench.
Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”) [(obsolete) A liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices.]

To support by means of mechanical brackets.
To enclose in typographical brackets.
To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.
To place in the same category.
To mark distinctly for special treatment.
To set aside, discount, ignore.
(military) To gauge the range of a target by firing equally short and long of it and ranging the weapon between the two to achieve a very accurate hit.
(photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.
(philosophy, phenomenology) In the philosophical system of Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actual content of experience.

Examples of "bracket" in Sentences

Little drama in bracket, TV coverage - USATODAY. com
"I think our bracket is the most difficult of the two brackets," Jackson said.
I was hoping for more insight as to where the other end of the bracket is mounted.
So, Eric, if you think your retirement tax bracket is going to be very ... very high.
The author finishes up by using an angle bracket from a clothes rail installation kit.
The other bracket is all-Mexican: Monterrey vs. Toluca and Santos Laguna vs. Cruz Azul.
Expanded capsules and in-depth team information will also be available after the bracket is announced.
You will notice that the difference between each tax bracket is about % 5 more than the lower bracket.
What they are saying in the McCain campaign is that they think that, if he goes on to the Senate floor, the Democrats will what they call bracket him, meaning having a coordinated attack against him.
Today the 70% top tax bracket is 35%, corporate rates are averaged below 28%, and capital gains are at 15% while we created off shore tax havens that our own military contractors with no-bid contracts from the Vice President hide taxpayer dollars!