(transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead / (transitive) To pulverise with a harrow

(obsolete) A cage. / (now historical) A type of torture instrument.

(archaic) simple past tense of break

The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

(transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull. / (transitive, slang) To strike (someone) on the head. / (transitive, figuratively) To destroy; to put an end to.

The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or richer countries.

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

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.

Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”)

A braggart. / Empty boasting.