brad

noun:

1. A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
2. 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.

verb:

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

name:

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