brake

  • 41brake*/ — [breɪk] noun [C] I 1) the equipment in a vehicle or bicycle that you use for slowing down or stopping I saw the child run out, so I slammed on the brakes (= stopped suddenly).[/ex] 2) an action or a situation that prevents something from… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 42brake — There are two distinct words brake in English. By far the older is that meaning ‘overgrown area, thicket’ [OE]. Its source is uncertain, but it has been speculated that it is ultimately related to break, its original meaning perhaps having been… …

    Word origins

  • 43brake — See: RIDE THE BRAKE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 44brake — See: RIDE THE BRAKE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 45Brake — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 46brake — See: ride the brake …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 47brake — 1. noun a brake on research Syn: curb, check, restraint, restriction, constraint, control, limitation 2. verb she braked at the traffic lights Syn: slow down, slow, decelerate, reduce speed, stop Ant …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 48brake — didžialapis šakys statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Denstetijinių šeimos daržovinis, krakmolinis, maistinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Pteridium aquilinum), paplitęs visame pasaulyje. atitikmenys: lot. Pteridium aquilinum; Pteris aquilina… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 49brake — stabdys statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. brake vok. Bremse, f rus. тормоз, m pranc. frein, m …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 50brake — stabdiklis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas kam nors stabdyti. atitikmenys: angl. brake; braking element; stopper vok. Stopper, m rus. останов, m pranc. élément de freinage, m …

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