brake hard

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• brake — I UK [breɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms brake : singular brake plural brakes * 1) [usually plural] the equipment in a car, bicycle, or other vehicle that you use for slowing down or stopping The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree …   English dictionary

• brake — brake1 [ breık ] noun count * 1. ) usually plural the equipment in a car, bicycle, or other vehicle that you use for slowing down or stopping: The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree. We heard a screech of brakes as Jill s car pulled up …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Brake pad — Brake pads are an important part of braking systems for all types of vehicles that are equipped with disc brakes. Brake pads are steel backing plates with friction material bound to the surface facing the brake disk.FunctionBrake pads convert the …   Wikipedia

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

• Brake test — A brake test is a term used in motorsport. A driver is said to brake test another driver when the two drivers are driving very close together and the front driver deliberately brakes very hard, causing the second driver to have to do likewise and …   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 — 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

• brake block — noun 1. : a device for checking by friction the speed of a rope (as in a hoist) 2. : the part of a brake that holds the shoe * * * brake block noun A block pressed against a wheel as a brake • • • Main Entry: ↑brake * * * n. a block of hard… …   Useful english dictionary

• hard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 solid/stiff VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ The chairs felt hard and uncomfortable. ▪ become, go …   Collocations dictionary

• brake bias — The front/rear distribution of a vehicle s braking power. For the shortest stopping distance, brake bias should match the vehicle s traction at each end during hard braking brake modulation the process of varying pedal pressure to hold a vehicle… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• brake lining — noun a layer of hard material attached to a brake shoe or pad to increase friction against the drum or disc …   English new terms dictionary