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to brad

to brad

9.1
To fasten thin pieces of wood with small nails
  • verb
  • /bræd/
translation icon : clavar con clavillos
  • After aligning the trim, she carefully bradded it to the frame.

Examples

  • Please brad the papers together tightly!

  • They spent the afternoon bradding decorative panels to the cabinet doors.

  • The craftsman brads the wood pieces together for extra security.

  • I need to brad this piece of wood.

  • After aligning the trim, she carefully bradded it to the frame to keep everything in place.

  • The craftsman brads the wood pieces together to ensure they remain secure during assembly.

  • They spent the afternoon bradding decorative panels to the cabinet doors to enhance their appearance.

Synonyms

to nail
vsto brad
85 1.0

To attach something with a thin pointed piece of metal

is narrower and focuses on very small thin spikes rather than any size
to pin
vsto brad
52 1.0

To fasten something with a small pointed object

is similar but names fastening with very small slender spikes rather than rods
to bolt
vsto brad
34 2.8

To fasten a door or gate with a sliding metal bar

is a small spike fastening rather than a sliding rod used to lock doors
to clip
vsto brad
19 1.0

To fasten things together using a small metal or plastic device

is a piercing fasten that uses small spikes rather than clamping devices
to peg
vsto brad
7 2.0

To fasten something using a small pin

is driven into solid material surface rather than inserted into preformed holes
to pin up
vsto brad
4 3.6

To attach something to a wall or board with a pin

is used more generally for fastening and not only for attaching to surfaces
to toenail
vsto brad
  • Specialized
1 9.5

To join two pieces of wood by driving a nail at an angle through one into the other

is a general fastening with small straight spikes rather than an angled join technique
to tacket
vsto brad
9.9

To fasten something with small nails used in shoes or furniture

is the same fastening but uses thinner slender spikes rather than short ones

Antonyms

5 3.4

To open something by undoing a button or zipper

How Securely

to nail
85 1.0
to brad
9.1
to attach
459 2.5
to clip
19 1.0

Surface Forms

brad infinitive
bradded past
bradded past participle
bradding present participle
brads third person singular

Etymology

Brad as a verb comes from the same noun and means 'to fasten with a brad'. So to brad something is simply to attach it using those small nails.