(brā) v.t.
1. To utter in a loud, harsh manner.
—v.i.
2. To give forth a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.
3. To sound harshly, as a trumpet.
—noun Any loud, harsh sound, as the cry of an ass. ◆ Homophone: brae. [<OF braire cry out]
—bray′er noun

(brā) v.t.
To bruise, pound, or mix, as in a mortar. ◆ Homophone: brae. [<OF breier, ult. <Gmc.]