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to brake
01
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
movement verb
regular
present tense
brake
3rd person singular
brakes
past simple
braked
past participle
braked
Examples
The cyclist had to quickly brake to avoid colliding with the pedestrian crossing the street.
02
to bring a vehicle or object to a slower speed or a complete stop by applying a brake
Transitive: to brake a moving vehicle
Examples
The driver skillfully braked the car as they approached the sharp curve in the mountain road.
Brake
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
brakes
Examples
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
02
anything that slows, restrains, or impedes a process or action
Examples
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
03
a dense area of vegetation, usually dominated by one plant type
Examples
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
04
a tall, coarse fern, often several feet high, sometimes considered a weed fern
Examples
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
05
any fern of the genus Pteris, often pinnately compound and popular as a houseplant
Examples
She bought a brake for her living room.
