brake
Definition
- n. a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- n. any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- n. an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
- n. anything that slows or hinders a process
Word forms
- Past tense
- braked
- Present participle
- braking
- Past participle
- braked
- Third person singular
- brakes
Example sentences
n.
The car's brake was not working properly, which made driving very dangerous.
v.
You need to brake gently when approaching a stop sign.