brakes

Meanings

• noun

  A mechanical device used for slowing or stopping a vehicle.

  - "Pressing the brake pedal applies the brakes."
  - "The brakes failed on the bus, causing it to crash."

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Pronunciation

1. /bɹeɪks/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

accelerate , floor it , put the pedal to the metal , redline

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Synonyms

swipe

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with brakes
akes , akesake , bakes , breaks , cakes , lakes , rakes

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Variants

List of all variants of brakes that leads to same result
brake , brakeless , brakes , brakier , brakiest , braky , break , braked , braking , jam on the brakes , jammed on the brakes , jamming on the brakes , slam on the brakes , slam/jam on the brakes , slammed on the brakes , slamming on the brakes , air brake , air brakes , coaster brake , coaster brakes , disc brake , disc brakes , e-brake , e-brakes

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally derived from the Old English word 'brecan', meaning 'to break'. Brakes came to refer to the mechanical devices used for slowing or stopping vehicles.

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Trivia

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1. The first automobile brakes were made of wood.

2. The first successful hydraulic brake system was invented by William Dugald Christie in 1872.

3. In racing, drivers often use the term 'brake checking' to describe when they suddenly apply their brakes to slow down a following driver.

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Related Concepts

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1. Brake pads: A component of a brake system that presses against the brake rotor to slow or stop the vehicle.

2. Brake caliper: A hydraulic device used to squeeze the brake pads against the brake rotor.

3. Brake disc: A type of brake rotor used in modern vehicles.

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Culture

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Brakes have been a crucial component of transportation since the invention of the bicycle. In literature, the term 'brake' has been used metaphorically to represent control or stopping, such as in the phrase 'take the brake off' or 'apply the brake' to a situation.

How to Memorize "brakes"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a car coming to a stop at a red light. Imagine the driver pressing the brake pedal and the caliper squeezing the brake pads against the rotor to slow the vehicle down.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'brake' with the feeling of safety and control.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Bikes brake before they take' to help remember the correct order of words in the phrase 'Brake pads bite before they take'.

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