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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 called: brake harrow.a heavy harrow for breaking up clods
short for brake van
short for shooting brake
Also spelt: break.an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage
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
archaica past tense of break
Other 51Թ Forms
- brakeless adjective
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brake1
Origin of brake2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brake1
Origin of brake2
Example Sentences
Norris braked earlier on the outside for the final chicane, to give himself a cleaner run through the corner and faster exit on to the pit straight.
Until 2022 there was a rush to build more but the Scottish government put the brakes on development fearing there would end up being an overcapacity.
Approaching the last corner, Norris braked earlier than Piastri, with the aim of getting a quicker run through the chicane and attempting a move into the first corner.
He missed the final chicane on his first lap of the top 10 shootout and had to be reminded not to push too much in the braking zones.
Leclerc tried to cut across the grass after locking his brakes on the entry to the difficult right-left chicane but collected a barrier and destroyed the left-hand side of his car.
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