brake
21brake — [1] To slow down a vehicle. [2] The mechanism that converts motion (kinetic energy) into heat energy through friction. The most common instance is found in the wheels of cars where the brake shoes or disc pads are designed to press against the… …
22Brake — A brake is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a machine or vehicle, or alternatively a device to restrain it from starting to move again. The kinetic energy lost by the moving part is usually translated to heat by friction.… …
23brake — 1. noun /bɹeɪk/ a) A device used to slow or stop a vehicle, by friction; often installed on the wheels, then often in the plural. A barking sound the Shepherd hears …
24brake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 (often in pl.) a device for checking the motion of a mechanism, esp. a wheel or vehicle, or for keeping it at rest. 2 anything that has the effect of hindering or impeding (shortage of money was a brake on their enthusiasm). v. 1… …
25brake — brake1 brakeless, adj. /brayk/, n., v., braked, braking. n. 1. 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. 2. brakes, the drums, shoes …
26brake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ defective, faulty ▪ front, rear ▪ emergency (AmE), foot (usually footbrake), hand …
27brake — n. 1) to apply, step on a brake; to pump the brakes; to put on the brakes; to jam on/slam on the brakes 2) to ride the brakes ( to use the brakes excessively ) 3) (fig.) to put a brake on (the government put a brake on plans for expansion) 4) to… …
28brake — I UK [breɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms brake : singular brake plural brakes * 1) [usually plural] the equipment in a car, bicycle, or other vehicle that you use for slowing down or stopping The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree …
29brake — I [[t]breɪk[/t]] n. v. braked, brak•ing 1) aum a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usu. by means of friction 2) aum brakes, the drums, shoes, tubes, levers …
30brake — I. /breɪk / (say brayk) noun 1. any mechanical device for arresting the motion of a wheel, a motor, or a vehicle, chiefly by means of friction or pressure. 2. (plural) the drums, shoes, tubes, levers, etc., making up the brake system. 3. a tool… …
