brake
/breɪk/ n [C]Definition
› a device that slows or stops the movement of a vehicle: anti-lock brakes He saw a deer crossing the road and hit/slammed on the brakes (= stopped as quickly as possible). brake /breɪk/ v [I] › When it’s icy, you have to brake gently.
(Definition of brake n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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