ALL meanings of braking
brake
B b - noun braking the act or process of slowing or stopping a vehicle, wheel, shaft, etc, or for keeping it stationary, esp by means of friction 3
- noun braking (as modifier) 3
- noun braking applying brakes: stopping 1
- adjective braking relating to brakes 1
- noun braking a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction. 1
- noun braking brakes, the drums, shoes, tubes, levers, etc., making up such a device on a vehicle. 1
- noun braking anything that has a slowing or stopping effect. 1
- noun braking Also called brakeman. a member of a bobsled team who operates the brake. 1
- noun braking Also called breaker. Textiles. a tool or machine for breaking up flax or hemp, to separate the fiber. 1
- noun braking Also called press brake. a machine for bending sheet metal to a desired shape. 1
- noun braking Obsolete. an old instrument of torture. 1
- verb with object braking to slow or stop by means of or as if by means of a brake. 1
- verb with object braking to furnish with brakes. 1
- verb with object braking to process (flax or hemp) by crushing it in a brake. 1
- verb without object braking to use or run a brake. 1
- verb without object braking to stop or slow upon being braked. 1
- verb without object braking to run a hoisting machine. 1
- verb braking simple past tense of break. 1
- noun braking The act of applying brakes. 0
- verb braking present participle of brake. 0