Bracket | Mean of bracket in English Dictionary

/ˈbrækət/

• Noun
• an object that is attached to a wall and used to support or hold up something (such as a shelf)
1. The shelf is held up with two brackets.
2. There are wall brackets in the garage for the rakes and shovels.
• a category that includes a certain range of incomes, ages, etc.
1. She is taller/shorter than average for her age bracket.
2. He earned enough to put him in a higher tax bracket.
3. She is now in a lower/higher income bracket than before.
• either one of a pair of marks [ ] or 〈 〉 used to enclose words or mathematical symbols
1. The title appears in/within brackets at the top of the page.
• Verb

• to place (words, symbols, etc.) within brackets
1. She bracketed (off) portions of the text.
2. bracketed information/text/material
• to be located at each side of (something)
1. The front door is bracketed [=flanked] by tall bushes.
• to put (two or more people or things) into the same category, group, etc.
1. Should Haydn and Mozart be bracketed (together/with each other)? = Should Mozart be bracketed (together) with Haydn?