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brakes

brake
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [breyk]
    • /breɪk/
    • /breɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breyk]
    • /breɪk/

Definitions of brakes word

  • noun brakes any of several large or coarse ferns, especially the bracken, Pteridium aquilinum. 1
  • verb with object brakes to slow or stop by means of or as if by means of a brake. 1
  • verb with object brakes to furnish with brakes. 1
  • verb with object brakes to process (flax or hemp) by crushing it in a brake. 1
  • verb without object brakes to use or run a brake. 1
  • verb without object brakes to stop or slow upon being braked. 1
See all 10 definitions of brakes

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Origin of brakes

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 Brakes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Brakes

brakes 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".

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Synonyms for brakes

noun brakes

  • chaparrals — Plural form of chaparral.
  • croppers — Plural form of cropper.
  • curbs — Plural form of curb.
  • groves — a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth: a grove of pines.
  • halters — Plural form of halter.

verb brakes

  • dams — Plural form of dam.
All 7 Synonyms of brakes

Antonyms for brakes

noun brakes

  • accelerators — Plural form of accelerator.
  • momenta — force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films.
All 2 Antonyms of brakes

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Related words

  • brakeage

    the braking power of a vehicle, esp a train

  • screech

    to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.

  • air brake

    Air brakes are brakes which are used on heavy vehicles such as buses and trains and which are operated by means of compressed air.

  • antilock

    designed to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking

  • antiskid

    designed or constructed to prevent the skidding of a vehicle, especially by reducing hydraulic pressure in the brake system to prevent the brakes from locking.

  • apply

    If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
All related words to brakes

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