brake
/breɪk/
verb
- To slow down or stop a vehicle or machine by using a brake.
- The driver braked hard to avoid hitting the deer.
- He had to brake suddenly when a cat ran across the road.
- She braked gently as she approached the stop sign.
Antonyms
noun
- A device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, or machine.
- The bicycle's brake squeaked loudly whenever he stopped.
- The mechanic checked the brake pads on the truck.
- She pressed the brake gently as the car approached the red light.
- Something that slows down or stops progress or activity.
- Her fear of failure was a brake on her ambition.
- High interest rates can act as a brake on economic growth.
- Lack of funding put a brake on the research project.