1brake1 (breɪk
)
Definitions
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
brake harrow a heavy harrow for breaking up clods- short for brake van
- short for shooting brake
- an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage
break - an obsolete word for rack1 (sense 4)
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
Alternative Forms
ˈbrakeless adjectiveWord Origin
C18: from Middle Dutch braeke ; related to breken to break2brake2 (breɪk)
Definitions
noun
- an area of dense undergrowth, shrubs, brushwood, etc; thicket
Word Origin
Old English bracu ; related to Middle Low German brake , Old French bracon branchTranslations
- British English:
brake
A vehicle's brakes are devices that make it go slower or stop.breɪk NOUN
- Spanish:
freno
nm
- French:
frein
nm
- German:
Bremse
nf
- Chinese: 刹车 n
- Arabic: فَرامِل n
- Portuguese: travão nm
- Russian: тормоз nm
- Croatian: kočnica nf
- Czech: brzda nf
- Danish: bremse nutr
- Dutch: rem n
- Finnish: jarru n
- Greek: φρένο nnt
- Italian: freno nm
- Japanese: ブレーキ n
- Korean: 브레이크 n
- Norwegian: brems nm
- Polish: hamulec nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: freio nm
- European Spanish:
freno
nm
- Swedish: broms nutr
- Thai: เบรคหรือเครื่องห้ามล้อ n
- Turkish: fren n
- Vietnamese: cái phanh n
- British English:
brake
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.She braked sharply to avoid another car.breɪk VERB She braked sharply to avoid another car.
- Spanish:
frenar
v
- French:
freiner
v
- German:
bremsen
v
- Chinese: 制动 v
- Arabic: يُفِرْمِل v
- Portuguese: travar v
- Russian: тормозить v
- Croatian: kočiti v
- Czech: zabrzdit v brzdit
- Danish: bremse v
- Dutch: remmen v
- Finnish: jarruttaa v
- Greek: φρενάρω v
- Italian: frenare v
- Japanese: ブレーキをかける v
- Korean: 브레이크를 걸다 v
- Norwegian: bremse v
- Polish: wyhamować v hamować
- Brazilian Portuguese: frear v
- European Spanish:
frenar
v
- Swedish: bromsa v
- Thai: ห้ามล้อ v
- Turkish: fren yapmak v
- Vietnamese: phanh v
Usage examples
Alec tried to reach the brake lever, barging into one of the council men.
, The Third Class Genie (1975)In May 2014 it will fire eight pressurised helium thrusters over the course of a week to brake in order to rendezvous with the comet.
New Scientist (2004)Investigators believe a coffee mug may have rolled and lodged beneath the brake pedal, preventing the driver from stopping.
canada.com (2004)With the extra weight of the tank and all the luggage, a new front brake was an absolute necessity.
Belfast Telegraph (2002)During the subsequent service the car's brake fluid was discovered to have a leak.
, Know Your Own Mind (1991)