apply+the+brake(s)

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• brake — I. archaic past of break II. noun Etymology: Middle English, fern, probably back formation from braken bracken Date: 14th century the common bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Low German; akin to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Brake Assist — (BA or BAS) is a generic term for an automobile braking technology that increases braking pressure in an emergency situation.The first application was developed jointly by Daimler Benz and TRW/Lucas Verity. Research conducted in 1992 at the… …   Wikipedia

• brake — brake1 [breık] n 1.) a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop ▪ Test your brakes after driving through water. ▪ Moira slammed on the brakes (=use them suddenly and with a lot of force) and skidded to a halt. ▪ I managed to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Brake-by-wire — Drive by wire technology in automotive industry replaces the traditional mechanical and hydraulic control systems with electronic control systems using electromechanical actuators and human machine interfaces such as pedal and steering feel… …   Wikipedia

• brake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 (often in pl.) a device for checking the motion of a mechanism, esp. a wheel or vehicle, or for keeping it at rest. 2 anything that has the effect of hindering or impeding (shortage of money was a brake on their enthusiasm). v. 1… …   Useful english dictionary

• brake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ defective, faulty ▪ front, rear ▪ emergency (AmE), foot (usually footbrake), hand …   Collocations dictionary

• brake pad — noun one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk • Hypernyms: ↑restraint, ↑constraint • Part Holonyms: ↑disk brake, ↑disc brake * * * brake pad UK US noun [countable] [ …   Useful english dictionary

• brake — I. /breɪk / (say brayk) noun 1. any mechanical device for arresting the motion of a wheel, a motor, or a vehicle, chiefly by means of friction or pressure. 2. (plural) the drums, shoes, tubes, levers, etc., making up the brake system. 3. a tool… …  

• apply — verb 1 be relevant ADVERB ▪ equally ▪ These principles apply equally in all cases. PREPOSITION ▪ to ▪ These restrictions do not apply to us …   Collocations dictionary

• brake — {{11}}brake (n.1) mid 15c., from O.Du. braeke flax brake, from breken to break (see BREAK (Cf. break) (v.)). The word was applied to many crushing implements, and the ring through the nose of a draught ox. It was influenced in sense by O.Fr. brac …   Etymology dictionary

• brake — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop, usually operated by pressing on a bar with your foot or hand: Remember to test your brakes regularly: put/slam on the brakes also apply the brakes formal: Moira… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English