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brake noun

  /bɹeɪk/
  • A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]
  • (engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
  • (figuratively) Something used to retard or stop some action, process etc.
 bremse

brake verb

  /bɹeɪk/
  • (intransitive) To operate a brake or brakes.
 bremse

brake verb

  /bɹeɪk/
  • (transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.
 brage

braking noun

  /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/
  • The act of applying brakes.
 opbremsning
brake pad
bremseklods
brake shoe
hæmsko
emergency brake
nødbremse
disc brake
skivebremse
brake fluid
bremsevæske
brake pedal
bremsepedal
brake lining
bremsesko
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