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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
  • (chiefly, _, nautical) The handle of a pump.
 Geck, Geckstock, Pumpengeck, Pumpenschwengel

brake verb

  /bɹeɪk/
  • (transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.
 brechen, bracken, brecheln

brake verb

  /bɹeɪk/
  • (intransitive) To operate a brake or brakes.
  • (intransitive) To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
 bremsen

braking noun

  /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/
  • The act of applying brakes.
 Bremsen

brake noun

  /bɹeɪk/
  • (textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]
 Flachsbreche
  • A type of machine for bending sheet metal. (See wikipedia.)
 Abkantbank, Schwenkbiegemaschine
disc brake
Scheibenbremse
emergency brake
Notbremse
brake pad
Bremsklotz, Bremsbelag
brake fluid
Bremsflüssigkeit
brake light
Bremslicht
drum brake
Trommelbremse
cane brake
Röhricht
caliper brake
Felgenbremse
brake drum
Bremstrommel
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