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Definitions of brake
  1. noun
    large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
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  2. noun
    an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
  3. noun
    any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
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  4. noun
    anything that slows or hinders a process
    "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage" "new legislation will put the brakes on spending"
  5. noun
    a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
  6. verb
    cause to stop by applying the brakes
    "brake the car before you go into a curve"
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  7. verb
    stop travelling by applying a brake
    "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"
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Definition that contains brake
  • hydraulic brakes brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes
  • hydraulic brake brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes
  • brake failure brakes fail to stop a vehicle
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