A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.

(transitive) To attach using a brad. / (transitive) To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting.

A diminutive of the male given names Bradley, Bradly, or Bradford, also used as a formal given name.

plural of brad

present participle of brad

simple past tense and past participle of brad

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark blue mineral containing arsenic, copper, oxygen, sodium, and zinc.