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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.
As the train approached the station, the engineer began to gradually brake to ensure a gentle and precise stop.
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.
The pilot gently braked the airplane on the runway, smoothly decelerating after a successful landing.
Brake
01
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle or machine
Examples
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
Brakes must be checked regularly for safety.
02
anything that slows or hinders a process
Examples
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
Lack of funding was a brake on the project.
03
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
Examples
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
The hikers pushed through a brake of brambles.
04
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Examples
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
Brakes along the path created a natural screen.
05
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Examples
She bought a brake for her living room.
Brakes are easy to grow indoors with indirect light.
