Brake

Quick meaning: Brake is a noun meaning (military) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.

Meaning

(military) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.

More Meanings

1. A baker’s kneading trough.
2. A device used to confine or prevent the motion of an animal.
3. That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.
4. (intransitive) To operate a brake or brakes.
5. (intransitive) To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
6. 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.
7. (chiefly nautical) The handle of a pump.

Example Sentences

He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for stone.

You shall kneade[…]first with handes‥lastly with the brake.

You’re pressing the brakes too hard—try just squeezing them.

She slammed the brakes when she saw a child run in front of the car.

Word Forms

• brakes
• braking
• braked

Synonyms for brake

Depending on context, synonyms include swipe, cataract, bracken.

Antonyms for brake

Common opposites include redline, accelerate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bracken, thicket, damper, lid, lining, bench.

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