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1. brake_shoe
noun. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation.
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2. brake
noun. ['ˈbreɪk'] a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle.
Etymology
- brake (English)
- braeke (Old Dutch)
3. brake
noun. ['ˈbreɪk'] large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan.
Etymology
- brake (English)
- braeke (Old Dutch)
4. brake
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] cause to stop by applying the brakes.
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- brake (English)
- braeke (Old Dutch)
5. brake
verb. ['ˈbreɪk'] stop travelling by applying a brake.
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- brake (English)
- braeke (Old Dutch)
6. brake
noun. ['ˈbreɪk'] anything that slows or hinders a process.
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- brake (English)
- braeke (Old Dutch)
7. brake
noun. ['ˈbreɪk'] an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant.
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- brake (English)
- braeke (Old Dutch)
8. shoe
noun. ['ˈʃuː'] footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material.
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- shoe (English)
- shoo (Middle English (1100-1500))
- scoh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))