brake

A2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /bɹeɪk/ See IPA manual

Homophones

break /bɹeɪk/

Freq #6304

Meanings

1

noun
A device that slows down or stops a wheel or vehicle.

She slammed on the brakes when a child ran into the road.
2

verb
To make a vehicle slow down or stop by using the brakes.

He braked hard to avoid the dog in the road.
3

noun
Something that slows down or stops a process.

Rising prices put the brakes on consumer spending.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Opposites

accelerateredline

Word family

Forms brakedbrakesbraking

Derived forms aerobrakeair-brakedairbrakeautobrakebrakeagebrakeforcebrakefulbrakegearbrakelessbrakeloadbrakemakerbrakeman

Related forms hackle ripplescutchswingle

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Phrases (1)

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brake cylinder
a cylinder in a braking system where a piston pressurizes brake fluid

Noun + noun

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Middle Low German brake, Dutch braak, Old Dutch braeke; possibly related to sense 1.

brake gml braak Dutch braeke odt

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Topics

Tools, Machines & Construction

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# brake

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /bɹeɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 6304

## Meanings
1. A device that slows down or stops a wheel or vehicle.
2. To make a vehicle slow down or stop by using the brakes.
3. Something that slows down or stops a process.

## Examples
- She slammed on the brakes when a child ran into the road.
- He braked hard to avoid the dog in the road.
- Rising prices put the brakes on consumer spending.

## Antonyms
- accelerate
- redline

## Derived Forms
- aerobrake
- air-braked
- airbrake
- autobrake
- brakeage
- brakeforce
- brakeful
- brakegear
- brakeless
- brakeload
- brakemaker
- brakeman

## Related Forms
- hackle
- ripple
- scutch
- swingle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: brake
- Root: braak
- Root: braeke

## Etymology
Late Middle English, from Middle Low German brake, Dutch braak, Old Dutch braeke; possibly related to sense 1.

## AI Etymology
Brake is from Late Middle English, from Middle Low German brake, Dutch braak, Old Dutch braeke; possibly related to sense 1.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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