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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brake system, brakesnoun

    a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle

Wikipedia

  1. brakes

    A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system. It is used for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, axle, or to prevent its motion, most often accomplished by means of friction.

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  1. brakes

    Brakes refer to a mechanical device or system that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system. They are generally used to stop or slow down moving vehicles by converting kinetic energy into heat, often through friction. They are an essential safety feature in automobiles, bicycles, aircraft, and many other types of machinery.

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  1. Brakes

    Brakes is a four member band from Brighton, England. The group formed in 2003. It consists of Eamon Hamilton, Thomas White, Marc Beatty, and Alex White.

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  1. bakers

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brakes in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brakes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of brakes in a Sentence

  1. David Kelly:

    The danger with one-party government going into 2021 is we'd potentially overheat the economy, it's very easy to hit the accelerator( on stimulus). But the question is whether the car would have any brakes.

  2. Kimberlee Robinson:

    I was taking it slow but apparently not slow enough and after I went to that corner I started slipping and did everything I thought I was supposed to, i tapped on the brakes, tried to steer into the skid but we started to slide off.

  3. Robert Wickens:

    It's weird it is kind of a mental overload my brain was exploding from figuring out how to use the hand brakes the feeling of it and everything, it is a lot of work to do in a short amount of time.

  4. Yair Lapid:

    We’ve never been closer to falling apart. Our national security is at risk, our economy is crumbling, our foreign relations are at their lowest point ever, we don’t know what to say to our children about their future in this country. We have been taken hostage by a bunch of extremists with no brakes and no boundaries.

  5. Mark Zandi:

    The harder the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia steps on the brakes, the higher the probability the car seizes up and the economy goes into recession.

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