brake
413
1.6
- noun
- /breɪk/
:
freno
- As the house whips into view and the Jeep brakes hard to stop.
- use the brakes
- parking brake
- disc brakes
Before that it had say a new head, much brake Yes, it had like say brake pads.
- Before that it had say a new head, much brake Yes, it had like say brake pads.
- But let let me how I need to use the brake, how you need to drive.
- The parking brake broke completely off and a new brake rotor is installed and mocked up.
- OK, so I get my foot above the brake.
- And he gets in the driver's seat and then he just takes the E brake off.
- So do not ever shortchange a bee because they know who you are and they'll cut your brake cables.
- So you put on your brakes OK And while you put on your brakes you feel yourself you're leaning into the the shoulder strap OK?
- As a result, these things, these aren't the brake lights, they're here.
- Time for me to sell that parking brake and let myself alive.
Examples
-
When driving downhill, you should use the brake carefully to maintain control of the car.
-
Just when it seemed traffic would open up again, red brake lights forced him to stop hard.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now, no matter what goes wrong, the brake is your friend.
-
I cannot explain how annoying the brake dust is on this car.
-
I barely had enough time to hit the brakes!
-
It seems that the brake is stuck.
-
Hard on the brakes now, and into the chicane.
-
At the last moment, he hit the brakes too hard and whipped the wheel to the right.
Fiction book (1992) -
Sancho put his foot on the brake so hard that Eduviges almost rear-ended the truck.
Fiction book (1990) -
Schmidt stepped on the brakes, checked his scanners for danger, and killed both engines.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
6
1.5
A part that makes a vehicle slow down or stop when you press it
1
3.2
A pedal you press with your foot to slow a vehicle
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
7
3.0
A flat piece in a car that presses the brake disc to slow or stop a wheel
- Specialized
6
2.2
A red light at the back of a car that comes on when you press the pedal to stop
- Specialized
3
3.2
A round metal part beside a wheel that slows the wheel when pads press both sides
- Specialized
1
2.7
A set of parts that make a vehicle like a car slow down or stop when you press the pedal
- Specialized
1
4.2
A layer of firm material on a wheel part that presses on metal to slow a car
- Specialized
1
4.8
A device that stops a vehicle wheel by pressing curved metal pieces inside a round drum
- Specialized
1
4.5
A hollow round metal part on a wheel that brake shoes push against to stop the vehicle
- Specialized
1
4.8
A curved metal block inside a wheel that presses a drum to slow its spin
- Specialized
1
8.6
A small hinged flap or parachute on an aircraft that increases drag to slow descent
- Specialized
A strong flexible strip tightened around a drum or shaft to slow its turning
- Specialized
A part in a car's brake system that holds and pushes brake fluid to make the brakes work
- Specialized
A fern that grows on rocks in northern North America with fronds like parsley
- Archaic
A machine that separates the woody parts of flax stems from the fibers used to make linen
- Specialized
A metal tube in a vehicle that holds fluid and uses a piston to stop the wheels
How Effective
- Specialized
- Specialized
3
3.2
413
1.6
- Specialized
1
4.8
6
2.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brake originally named the tool or pad that presses on a wheel to slow it. That's why a brake is the part of a car or bike you use to 'slow' or 'stop' motion.