Synonyms for brake
Definitions
- n. 1
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
You’re pressing the brakes too hard—try just squeezing them.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- brakes → brackens, swipes, thickets, traves…
Example sentences
- swipe Swipe either left or right to see another animal.
- bracken The moors round here are mainly covered in bracken and heather.
By length
- 5 letters
- swipe1, trave
- 7 letters
- bracken2, thicket2
- 8 letters
- cataract3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bracken2 = 2 syllables).