A device, such as the disc or drum brake, for retarding motion This is usually created by means of friction caused by a clamping force from a stationary caliper or shoe, against a rotating rotor or drum
stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"
When a vehicle or its driver brakes, or when a driver brakes a vehicle, the driver makes it slow down or stop by using the brakes. She braked sharply to avoid another car He lit a cigarette and braked the car slightly She braked to a halt and switched off
Two- and three-seated sporting rigs, four-wheeled and open; two-seated brake toys are especially prized and are known in only a few advanced collections
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"