brake1
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- pronunciation:
- breIk
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A brake is something that slows or stops the movement of a car, truck, or other moving thing.
Ava's mom pushed hard on the brake when she saw the deer in the road. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
brakes, braking, braked |
| definition: |
When you brake, you push the brake on something moving to make it stop or slow down.
The road was very steep and my dad braked a lot as we were going down. |
| derivation: |
brakeless (adj.) |
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break?
Brake and
break sound alike but have different meanings.