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- [breyk]
- /breɪk/
- /breɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breyk]
- /breɪk/
Definitions of brake word
- countable noun brake Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop. 3
- verb brake When a vehicle or its driver brakes, or when a driver brakes a vehicle, the driver makes it slow down or stop by using the brakes. 3
- countable noun brake You can use brake in a number of expressions to indicate that something has slowed down or stopped. 3
- noun brake a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle, wheel, shaft, etc, or for keeping it stationary, esp by means of friction 3
- noun brake (as modifier) 3
- noun brake a machine or tool for crushing or breaking flax or hemp to separate the fibres 3
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Origin of brake
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German; akin to break
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Brake
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brake popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brake usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brake
noun brake
- damper — A damper is a small sheet of metal in a fire, boiler, or furnace that can be moved to increase or reduce the amount of air that enters.
- restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- constraint — A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
verb brake
- decelerate — When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
- impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
Antonyms for brake
noun brake
- catalyst — You can describe a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen as a catalyst.
- incentive — something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- accelerator — The accelerator in a car or other vehicle is the pedal which you press with your foot in order to make the vehicle go faster.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
verb brake
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- unblock — to remove a block or obstruction from: to unblock a channel; to unblock a person's credit.
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