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brake - a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
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constraint,
restraint the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
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wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
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brakes,
brake system a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
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coaster brake a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals
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emergency,
emergency brake,
hand brake,
parking brake a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
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power brake a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle
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brake - an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant |
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brush,
brushwood,
coppice,
copse,
thicket contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
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brake - any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants |
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fern any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
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genus pteris,
pteris large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae
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brake - anything that slows or hinders a process; "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"; "new legislation will put the brakes on spending" |
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constraint,
restraint the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
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brake - cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve" |
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stop cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
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driving the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
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skid move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
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brake - stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road" |
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brake cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"
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halt,
stop cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
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driving the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
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