Brake
noun
A device used in a vehicle to slow down or stop.
He pressed the brake to stop the car.
Often appears as...
- press the brake
- brake pedal
noun
A device used on a bike to slow down or stop.
She pulled the brake lever on her bike to avoid the dog in the path.
Often appears as...
- pull the brake
- brake lever
noun
A tool for crushing and bending things, especially sheet metal.
He used a brake to bend the metal sheet for his project.
Often appears as...
- metal brake
- sheet brake
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Technical
noun
A type of cart used for transporting heavy or bulky loads.
They loaded the hay onto the brake for transportation.
noun
A rough patch of bushes, shrubs, or undergrowth.
The rabbit disappeared into the brake.
Often appears as...
- hide in the brake
- brake of ferns
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Literary
noun
A device used in a vehicle to slow down or stop.
He pressed the brake to stop the car.
Often appears as...
- press the brake
- brake pedal
noun
A device used on a bike to slow down or stop.
She pulled the brake lever on her bike to avoid the dog in the path.
Often appears as...
- pull the brake
- brake lever
noun
A tool for crushing and bending things, especially sheet metal.
He used a brake to bend the metal sheet for his project.
Often appears as...
- metal brake
- sheet brake
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of cart used for transporting heavy or bulky loads.
They loaded the hay onto the brake for transportation.
noun
A rough patch of bushes, shrubs, or undergrowth.
The rabbit disappeared into the brake.
Often appears as...
- hide in the brake
- brake of ferns
Usage tips
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3Vehicle Safety
The term 'brake' is crucial when talking about driving and vehicle control.
Always check your brakes before a long trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Emergency Stop
'Brake' often refers to the action taken to avoid accidents.
He slammed on the brake to avoid hitting the deer.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to mean slowing down or stopping an activity.
She put the brakes on her spending.
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicle Safety
The term 'brake' is crucial when talking about driving and vehicle control.
Always check your brakes before a long trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Emergency Stop
'Brake' often refers to the action taken to avoid accidents.
He slammed on the brake to avoid hitting the deer.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to mean slowing down or stopping an activity.
She put the brakes on her spending.
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicle Safety
The term 'brake' is crucial when talking about driving and vehicle control.
Always check your brakes before a long trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Emergency Stop
'Brake' often refers to the action taken to avoid accidents.
He slammed on the brake to avoid hitting the deer.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to mean slowing down or stopping an activity.
She put the brakes on her spending.
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Beautiful Butterfly...
front and that causes the air to rush down and it increases the force of the downward push and which which allows it to lift so you can see this guy is coming in and really throwing on the brakes or trying to maneuver i'm not sure exactly what's going on there you see how it gets its wings at quite a steep angle yep one of the ways they do this is they
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Chris Urmson: How a...
is how often does the car apply the brakes when it shouldn't. You can ignore most of that axis, because if you're driving around town, and the car starts stopping randomly, you're never going to buy that car. And the vertical axis is how often the car is going to apply the brakes when it's supposed to to help you avoid an accident.
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Upgrading management...
for a very long time they were the first one to build one of these on the screen is a sensing and actuating center and it will analyze billions of data points in real time during a race so that they can coach the drivers by whispering in their ear things like you can skip the pit or go harder on the brakes UPS has a
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Why our screens make us...
So what's the take home here? Screens are miraculous; I've already said that, and I feel that it's true. But the way we use them is a lot like driving down a really fast, long road, and you're in a car where the accelerator is mashed to the floor, it's kind of hard to reach the brake pedal. You've got a choice.
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The Sasquatch Killer PIPE...
beginning and we said yeah we're gonna go here and we're gonna we're gonna kill something they're pretty sure we came around the corner and we're driving we look into this open meadow and we see this creature me and my buddy saw it at the same time he slams on the brakes maybe for the first second or two it did
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What light can teach us...
Although we know the visible universe is expanding, gravity should be applying the brakes. But recent measurements of light from distant dying stars show us that they're farther away than predicted. So the expansion of the universe is actually accelerating. Something appears to be pushing it,
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How will we survive when...
they sound great, but they depend on a technology that doesn't exist yet. They're a fantasy. And recycling water? It's a brake on growth and development. Above all, though, wizards object to the prophets' emphasis on wide-scale social engineering, which they see as deeply anti-democratic.
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Why the @#$ is there so...
to move out of a section of the road, increasing vehicle density even more, which eventually adds up to stop-and-go traffic. Drivers tend not to realize they need to break far in advance of a traffic jam, which means they end up having to brake harder to avoid a collision.
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This Is What Happens to...
body is equipped for survival helping her not to panic so she can seek help many of her neurons are covered in proteins called opioid receptors these receptors act like a brake to slow down the neurons ability to send pain signals when injured her body releases natural
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Elon Musk: The future...
So we're cautiously optimistic we'll be able to be faster than the world's fastest bullet train even in a .8-mile stretch. Whoa. Good brakes. Yeah, I mean, it's -- yeah. It's either going to smash into tiny pieces or go quite fast.
Video examples
Beautiful Butterfly...
front and that causes the air to rush down and it increases the force of the downward push and which which allows it to lift so you can see this guy is coming in and really throwing on the brakes or trying to maneuver i'm not sure exactly what's going on there you see how it gets its wings at quite a steep angle yep one of the ways they do this is they
Video examples
Chris Urmson: How a...
is how often does the car apply the brakes when it shouldn't. You can ignore most of that axis, because if you're driving around town, and the car starts stopping randomly, you're never going to buy that car. And the vertical axis is how often the car is going to apply the brakes when it's supposed to to help you avoid an accident.
Video examples
Upgrading management...
for a very long time they were the first one to build one of these on the screen is a sensing and actuating center and it will analyze billions of data points in real time during a race so that they can coach the drivers by whispering in their ear things like you can skip the pit or go harder on the brakes UPS has a
Video examples
Why our screens make us...
So what's the take home here? Screens are miraculous; I've already said that, and I feel that it's true. But the way we use them is a lot like driving down a really fast, long road, and you're in a car where the accelerator is mashed to the floor, it's kind of hard to reach the brake pedal. You've got a choice.
Video examples
The Sasquatch Killer PIPE...
beginning and we said yeah we're gonna go here and we're gonna we're gonna kill something they're pretty sure we came around the corner and we're driving we look into this open meadow and we see this creature me and my buddy saw it at the same time he slams on the brakes maybe for the first second or two it did
Video examples
What light can teach us...
Although we know the visible universe is expanding, gravity should be applying the brakes. But recent measurements of light from distant dying stars show us that they're farther away than predicted. So the expansion of the universe is actually accelerating. Something appears to be pushing it,
Video examples
How will we survive when...
they sound great, but they depend on a technology that doesn't exist yet. They're a fantasy. And recycling water? It's a brake on growth and development. Above all, though, wizards object to the prophets' emphasis on wide-scale social engineering, which they see as deeply anti-democratic.
Video examples
Why the @#$ is there so...
to move out of a section of the road, increasing vehicle density even more, which eventually adds up to stop-and-go traffic. Drivers tend not to realize they need to break far in advance of a traffic jam, which means they end up having to brake harder to avoid a collision.
Video examples
This Is What Happens to...
body is equipped for survival helping her not to panic so she can seek help many of her neurons are covered in proteins called opioid receptors these receptors act like a brake to slow down the neurons ability to send pain signals when injured her body releases natural
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
So we're cautiously optimistic we'll be able to be faster than the world's fastest bullet train even in a .8-mile stretch. Whoa. Good brakes. Yeah, I mean, it's -- yeah. It's either going to smash into tiny pieces or go quite fast.
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Mary Manin Morrissey
American Celebrity
Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?
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Chris O'Donnell
American Actor
The only time it got really crazy was during 'Batman.' Anywhere I went in the world, people knew who I was. I was being offered these huge films that would have taken my career to a different level, and I decided to put on the brakes. I knew if I continued on that track, I probably wouldn't have gotten married.
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Andris Nelsons
Latvian Composer
Birmingham did a truly remarkable thing in building Symphony Hall, which is the finest concert hall in the U.K. and one of the best in the world. The city has supported music without putting on the brakes.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
You save most fuel by lifting and coasting in the heavy braking zones at the end of long straights into slow corners.
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Sete Gibernau
Spanish Athlete
In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you.
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Paul Newman
American Actor
Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands.
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Budd Schulberg
American Writer
Living with a conscience is like driving with the brakes on.
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Mick Schumacher
German Driver
I was impressed by the braking power an F1 car has.
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Marianne Williamson
American Author
The daughters of God don't brake for jerks.
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Mary Manin Morrissey
American Celebrity
Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?
Quote examples
Chris O'Donnell
American Actor
The only time it got really crazy was during 'Batman.' Anywhere I went in the world, people knew who I was. I was being offered these huge films that would have taken my career to a different level, and I decided to put on the brakes. I knew if I continued on that track, I probably wouldn't have gotten married.
Quote examples
Andris Nelsons
Latvian Composer
Birmingham did a truly remarkable thing in building Symphony Hall, which is the finest concert hall in the U.K. and one of the best in the world. The city has supported music without putting on the brakes.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
You save most fuel by lifting and coasting in the heavy braking zones at the end of long straights into slow corners.
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Sete Gibernau
Spanish Athlete
In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you.
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Paul Newman
American Actor
Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands.
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Budd Schulberg
American Writer
Living with a conscience is like driving with the brakes on.
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Mick Schumacher
German Driver
I was impressed by the braking power an F1 car has.
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Marianne Williamson
American Author
The daughters of God don't brake for jerks.
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