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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/ ²ú°ù±ðɪ°ì /
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/ ²ú°ù±ðɪ°ì /
noun
- an area of dense undergrowth, shrubs, brushwood, etc; thicket
brake
3/ ²ú°ù±ðɪ°ì /
noun
- another name for bracken See also rock brake
brake
4/ ²ú°ù±ðɪ°ì /
verb
- archaic.a past tense of break
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú°ù²¹°ì±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú°ù²¹°ì±ð·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of brake1
Origin of brake2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of brake1
Origin of brake2
Example Sentences
He added, “Whether the democracy can ramp up enough to put the brakes on what’s already in motion is an open question.â€
Officials also installed fencing along Alvarado Street in an effort, they said, to put the brakes on the sale of stolen goods — including drugs and guns — by some street vendors.
"We need to have long-term sustainable success for businesses but at the minute the attitude has swung the other way where they need to pump the brakes and are in survival mode."
Despite one very near-miss, Mr Woods did not brake or take evasive action as he collided with the Toyota head-on.
“I didn’t have money to pay for another transmission, so it sat there. It just got frustrating — not only that, but the constant oil changes and brake changes and tire changes and gas.â€
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