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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /breɪk/
Forms: brakes, braking
brake means: A part of a machine or vehicle that makes it slow down or stop.
noun
A part of a machine or vehicle that makes it slow down or stop.
- Press the brake gently.
- The bike's brakes need repairs.
- Did the brakes fail before the crash?
An area where bushes and other wild plants grow closely together.
- A deer hid in the brake.
- We pushed through a tangled brake beside the stream.
- Thorny brakes covered the abandoned fields.
verb
If you do this, you use a vehicle's stopping device to slow down or stop.
- Brake gently on this road.
- She braked hard when the dog ran out.
- The driver braked the truck before the bend.
To crush plant material, or press and fold dough with your hands.
- They brake the dried flax.
- The baker braked the dough by hand.
- Workers braked hemp to separate its fibres.
Questions about brake
What does brake mean?
A part of a machine or vehicle that makes it slow down or stop.
What is brake in other languages?
Türkçe: fren · Español: freno · Français: frein · Deutsch: Bremse · Italiano: freno · 日本語: ブレーキ
How do you pronounce brake?
It is pronounced /breɪk/.
How do you use brake in a sentence?
Press the brake gently. The bike's brakes need repairs.
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