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to brake
01
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
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
01
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle
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.
