Brakes — synonyms, definition

1. brakes (Noun)

4 synonyms

Pteridium aquilinum* brackens brake system pasture brake*

7 definitions

brakes (Noun) — A braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle. ex. "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"

brakes (Noun) — A restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle.

brakes (Noun) — Any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants.

brakes (Noun) — Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan.

brakes (Noun) — An area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant.

brakes (Noun) — Anything that slows or hinders a process. ex. "she was not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage" ex. "new legislation will put the brakes on spending"

brakes (Noun) — (historical) an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

8 types of

brushes brushwoods constraints coppices copses ferns restraints thickets

8 types

coaster brake* emergencies emergency brake* hand brake* hydraulic brake hydraulic brakes parking brake* power brake*

3 parts

brake band brake light stoplight

7 parts of

Pteridium* Pteris* automotive vehicle genus Pteridium* genus Pteris* motor vehicle wheeled vehicle*

2. brakes (Verb)

2 definitions

brakes (Verb) — (driving) stop travelling by applying a brake. ex. "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"

brakes (Verb) — (driving) cause to stop by applying the brakes. ex. "brake the car before you go into a curve"

2 types of

halts stops

1 type

skids