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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.
 broms
  • (chiefly, _, nautical) The handle of a pump.
 handtag

brake verb

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

brake noun

  /bɹeɪk/
  • (textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]
 bråka

brake verb

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

brake noun

  /bɹeɪk/
  • Any fern in the genus Pteris.
 ormbunke

brake noun

  /bɹeɪk/
  • A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc. [from 15th c.]
 bräske

braking noun

  /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/
  • The act of applying brakes.
 bromsning
brake fluid
bromsvätska
brake pedal
bromspedal
parking brake
parkeringsbroms
emergency brake
nödbroms
foot brake
fotbroms
drum brake
trumbroms
brake pad
bromsback, bromsbelägg, bromskloss
brake shoe
bromssko
disc brake
skivbroms
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