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brake 1, noun (oh)



a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop
::Test your brakes after driving through water.
::Moira slammed on the brakes (=use them suddenly and with a lot of force) and skidded to a halt.
::I managed to put on the brakes just in time.
the rear/front brakes
::a car equipped with anti-lock brakes
::the screech of brakes (=the loud unpleasant noise they can make)
apply the brakes formal
::Williams testified that he tried to apply the brakes but couldn't stop the vehicle in time.
act as a brake on sth
to make something develop more slowly, be more difficult to do, or happen less
::Rises in interest rates usually act as a brake on expenditure.
put the brakes on sth
to stop something that is happening