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brake
1[ breyk ]
noun
- a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
- brakes, the drums, shoes, tubes, levers, etc., making up such a device on a vehicle.
- anything that has a slowing or stopping effect.
- Also called brakeman. a member of a bobsled team who operates the brake.
- Also called breaker. Textiles. a tool or machine for breaking up flax or hemp, to separate the fiber.
- Also called press brake. a machine for bending sheet metal to a desired shape.
- Obsolete. an old instrument of torture.
verb (used with object)
- to slow or stop by means of or as if by means of a brake.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- to furnish with brakes.
- to process (flax or hemp) by crushing it in a brake.
verb (used without object)
- to use or run a brake.
- to stop or slow upon being braked.
- to run a hoisting machine.
brake
2[ breyk ]
noun
- a place overgrown with bushes, brambles, or cane.
brake
3[ breyk ]
noun
- any of several large or coarse ferns, especially the bracken, Pteridium aquilinum.
brake
4[ breyk ]
verb
- simple past tense of break.
brake
1/ ɪ /
noun
- often plural a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle, wheel, shaft, etc, or for keeping it stationary, esp by means of friction See also drum brake disc brake hydraulic brake air brake handbrake
- ( as modifier )
the brake pedal
- a machine or tool for crushing or breaking flax or hemp to separate the fibres
- Also calledbrake harrow a heavy harrow for breaking up clods
- short for brake van
- short for shooting brake
- an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage Also speltbreak
- an obsolete word for rack 1
verb
- to slow down or cause to slow down, by or as if by using a brake
- tr to crush or break up using a brake
brake
2/ ɪ /
noun
- an area of dense undergrowth, shrubs, brushwood, etc; thicket
brake
3/ ɪ /
noun
- another name for bracken See also rock brake
brake
4/ ɪ /
verb
- archaic.a past tense of break
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- · adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of brake1
Origin of brake2
Word History and Origins
Origin of brake1
Origin of brake2
Example Sentences
The aerodynamic rules have already been changed to accommodate this, by introducing moveable aerodynamics which will reduce drag on straights so cars have a faster top speed and are therefore braking for longer.
For me, I braked as late as I could while staying on the track.
"Something made me jump out of bed, I don't know whether it was the screech of brakes or what," she said.
"The emergency brake downstream worked but clearly not the one on the cabin that was about to reach the top of the hill," he told Italian media on Thursday.
"The emergency brake downstream worked but clearly not the one on the cabin that was about to reach the the top of the hill," he told Italian media.
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