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- DictionaryBrake/brāk/
noun
- 1. a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels: "he slammed on his brakes"
verb
- 1. make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake: "drivers who brake abruptly"
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.
Definitions of brake. noun. a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle. see more. noun. anything that slows or hinders a process. “new legislation will put the brakes on spending” see more. verb. stop travelling by applying a brake. “We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road” see more. verb. cause to stop by applying the brakes.
noun. /breɪk/ Idioms. a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle. to put/slam on the brakes. the brake pedal. She stopped with a squeal/screech of the brakes. Homophones brake | break. Collocations Driving. see also air brake, disc brake, footbrake, handbrake. Extra Examples. Topics Transport by car or lorry b2. Definitions on the go.
Brake definition, 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. See more.
something that stops or slows the progress of something: High inflation has put the brakes on economic growth. brake. verb [ I ] uk / breɪk / us. B1. to make a vehicle stop or move more slowly, using its brake: Pierre braked to avoid hitting the dog. (Definition of brake from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
n. 1. A device for slowing or stopping motion, as of a vehicle, especially by contact friction. 2. Something that slows or stops action. v. braked, brak·ing, brakes. v.tr. To reduce the speed of with or as if with a brake. v.intr. 1. To operate or apply a brake. 2. To be slowed or stopped by or as if by the operation of a brake.
6 days ago · 1. countable noun. Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop. A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the brakes. 2. transitive verb/intransitive verb. When a vehicle or its driver brakes, or when a driver brakes a vehicle, the driver makes it slow down or stop by using the brakes.
