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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 51Թ Forms
- · adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brake1
Origin of brake2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brake1
Origin of brake2
Example Sentences
Safety checks on a train braking system were not carried out before a fatal rail crash, a report has found.
So the rule-makers turned to moveable aerodynamics, reducing drag on the straights so the cars were in the braking zones for longer.
"In its current form the Employment Rights Bill could backfire, putting the brakes on hiring, or worse still, putting retail job numbers further into reverse."
The screech of truck brakes was particularly torturous, they said.
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.
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