sprag
/spræɡ/
verb
- To block or stop (a wheel or vehicle) using a sprag.
- Make sure to sprag the wheels before you jack up the car.
- She spragged the wheel of the trailer before unloading it.
- The driver spragged the cart to keep it from moving.
noun
- A short piece of wood, metal, or other material used to block a wheel or prevent a vehicle from moving, especially on a slope.
- He placed a sprag behind the truck's wheel to keep it from rolling downhill.
- Always carry a sprag when parking on a steep hill.
- The miners used a sprag to stop the cart on the tracks.