Klammer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
- bracket noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
- clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
- clasp noun A fastener with interlocking parts used to hold something closed, like a necklace or bag.
- clip noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
- fastener noun Something or someone that fastens.
- peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
Senses
Klammer is used for these senses in English:
- brace That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- bracket Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.
- clasp (countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
- clip Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- fastener Something or someone that fastens.
- paper clip A small, folded, wire or plastic device used to hold sheets of paper together.
- parenthesis Either of a pair of brackets, especially (mainly US) round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
- peg Ellipsis of clothes peg.
brace — full definition
- noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
- noun A pair of something, especially game birds or similar items.
- verb To prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant, such as an impact or shock.
bracket — full definition
- noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
- noun One of a pair of punctuation marks — such as ( ) or [ ] — used to enclose extra information or set apart a section of text or a mathematical expression.
- noun A category or range that something falls into, especially for income, age, or a tournament.
- verb To group things together as belonging to the same category.