brake
n//bɹeɪk//broms, ormbunke, bräske, handtag, bråka, bromsa
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. [from 18th c.]
(engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
(figuratively) Something used to retard or stop some action, process etc.
Any fern in the genus Pteris.
A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc. [from 15th c.]
(chiefly, _, nautical) The handle of a pump.
(textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]
(intransitive) To operate a brake or brakes.
(intransitive) To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
(transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.