brake in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
brake in Konkani कोंकणी
brake in Malayalam മലയാളം
brake in Sindhi سنڌي
brake in Tamil தமிழ்
brake in Urdu اُردُو
brake in English
- brake⇄brake (1), noun, verb, braked,braking.
- brake⇄brake (2), noun, verb, braked,braking.
- brake⇄brake (3), noun.
a thick growth of bushes; thicket.
Ex. So thick entwined, As one continued brake, the undergrowth Of shrubs and tangling bushes (Milton). - brake⇄brake (4), noun.
1. a large, coarse fern; bracken.
2. any of various other ferns of related genera. - brake⇄brake (5), verb.
(Archaic.) broke; a past tense of break (1).
Ex. He took the bread and brake it. - brake⇄noun 1. a tool or machine for breaking up flax or hemp into fibers.
2. a baker's machine for kneading or rolling.
3. a heavy harrow for breaking clods. - brake⇄noun 1a. anything used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel or vehicle by pressing or scraping or by rubbing against. The brakes on a railroad train are blocks that press against the wheels.
b. (Figurative.) anything that retards or holds back; r - brake⇄v.i. 1. to use a brake or brakes.
2. to be braked; slow up or stop.
Ex. The train braked with a screech. - brake⇄v.t. to break up (flax or hemp) into fibers.
- brake⇄v.t. 1. to slow up or stop by using a brake.
Ex. He braked the speeding car and it skidded to a stop.
2. to use a brake on.
Ex. He braked the car in vain; the brakes would not hold.