brake
brake (brāk)
noun
any of a genus (Pteris) of coarse tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) used commonly as a houseplant
Etymology: ME; prob. taken as sing. of bracken
brake (brāk)
noun
- a toothed implement for beating or crushing flax or hemp so that the fiber can be separated
- a heavy harrow for breaking up clods of earth
- a handle or lever on a machine a pump brake
- a machine for turning or bending the edges of sheet metal
- any device for slowing or stopping the motion of a vehicle or machine, as by causing a block, shoe, or band to press against a moving part
- anything that slows down or stops motion or progress
- Obsolete the rack, former instrument of torture
Etymology: ME < MLowG brake or ODu braeke, flax brake < breken, to break; senses 2-6 variously infl. by OFr brac (form of bras, an arm) & break
transitive verb braked, brak′·ing
- to break up (flax, clods of earth, etc.) into smaller pieces
- to slow down or stop with or as with a brake
intransitive verb
- ☆ to operate a brake or brakes
- to be slowed down or stopped by a brake
brake (brāk)
noun
a clump or area of brushwood, briers, etc.; thicket
Etymology: < or akin to MLowG brake, stumps, broken branches, akin to OE brecan, to break
brake (brāk)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
brake
n.
Types of brakes include: shoe, drum, band, catch, pawl, disk, disc, friction, webbing, ratchet, contracting, expanding, hand, compressed air, automatic, emergency, parking, four-wheel, hydraulic, power ABS, anti-lock braking system.
Converse of object
- drum: Were you thinking of fitting a servo with drum brakes?
- slam: The car jumped back and I slammed the brakes on, letting the car gently roll back down to its original position.
- apply: Lack of demand at these price levels has applied the brakes firmly to property asking prices.
- bleed: Bleeding the front brakes Let's go for a spin!
Adjective modifier
- hydraulic: In addition, the hydraulic brake on the fork has been modified.
- rear: Using the rear brake at low speed soon trains you to ride properly - feet up - which improves your motorcycling handling no end.
- uprated: The new red chassis Uprated brake calipers The uprated brake calipers and dics were quite a surprise.
- foot-operated: I just couldn¹t get the foot-operated parking brake to hold on the severe hill start that was part of our test route.
Modifies a noun
- lever: Often the rear brake lever is fitted in place of the clutch.
- caliper: All seemed ok until a bolt holding a rear brake caliper in position sheared, whilst taking Gwyn out for a spin.
- caliper: New front brake hose routed directly to the front brake caliper.
- pad: The customer needs to check first of all that the brake pads are not worn out.
- van: Kevin Jones continues the brake van repairs at Darley Dale also.
- fluid: You should replace your brake fluid at least once a year.
Noun used with modifier
- anti-lock: All Scania ADR vehicles meet EC braking requirements and have ABS anti-lock brakes.
- disk: These options include from a simple cylinder to convert standard disk brakes to the fluid type, to a full twin disk system.
- antilock: Channel fox's sports optional antilock brakes look for other quot strahlen von.
- vacuum: See separate entries for air brakes and vacuum brakes for more details.
- caliper: The tires are Michelin ( 20 " x 1 ¾ " ) The brakes are caliper brakes, similar to those found on bicycles.
- caliper: Twin piston, twin caliper front brake and single twin piston caliper rear brake.
If Microsoft were a car it would have a large gas pedal and a small but workable brake. It would not have a rear- view mirror.
Browse dictionary entries near brake
- braise
- brainy
- brainwashing
- brainwash
- brainteaser
- brainstorming
- brainstorm
- brainstem
- brainsick
- brainpower
- brake band
- brake drum
- brake horsepower
- brake lining
- brake shoe
- brakeage
- brakeman
- Bramante
- bramble
- brambling
