brake

brake is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: brāk
• IPA: /bɹeɪk/
• SAMPA: /breIk/
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Homophones

• break

Noun

Singular brake

Plural brakes

A motorcycle's front brake

1. (countable) The part of an object that makes it slow down.

   The crash was caused by the car's brakes failing.

Verb

Plain form brake

Third-person singular brakes

Past tense braked

Past participle braked

Present participle braking

1. To make an object slow down using brakes.

   Jimmy braked to avoid hitting the cat.