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Meaning ofbracketin English

bracket

Pluralbrackets
Past Tensebracketed
Participle Verbbracketing
Third Person Singularbrackets

Definitions

Verb
1. to surround or bound on both sides
  The stones will bracket the entrance to the garden.
2. to enclose in typographical brackets
  We need to bracket the error in the equation.
3. to categorize or group together
  The marketing team will bracket similar products together.
4. to dismiss or ignore (something unwanted)
  The manager decided to bracket the complaint and focus on more important issues.
5. to mark for special consideration; distinction
  The editor will bracket the important sentences for emphasis.
6. to support with brackets; stabilize
  The engineer will bracket the weak beam to prevent it from collapsing.
Noun
1. characters enclosing text or expressions; used in pairs
  The programmer used brackets to enclose the code block.
2. diagram of tournament games
  The sports channel displayed a bracket of the upcoming games.
3. tournament game outcome prediction
  The analyst made a bracket predicting the winners of each game.
4. range of numbers (with specific bounds)
  The company's revenue is expected to fall within a bracket of $1 million to $5 million.

Compounds / Phrases

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