brake
/breɪk/
US pronunciation
American sound/breɪk/
brake
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
US voice -> brake
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဘရိတ်။ (v) ဘရိတ်အုပ်သည်။ ဘရိတ်ဖမ်းသည်။
Full entry
ဘရိတ်။ put on/apply/release the brake(s) ❍ The taxi skidded to a halt with a screech of brakes. ❍ His brakes failed on a steep hill. ❍ Put your foot on the brake (ie the brake pedal in a car, etc). ❍ (fig ) The government is determined to put a brake on public spending. See also HANDBRAKE, DISC BRAKE
v ဘရိတ်အုပ်သည်။ ဘရိတ်ဖမ်းသည်။
The driver braked hard as the child ran onto the road in front of him.
❏ brake light (US stoplight ) n ဘရိတ်မီး။
More examples
- The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree.
- We heard a screech of brakes as Jill’s car pulled up.
- [slam on/hit the brakes] : I saw the child run out, so I slammed on the brakes.
- [brakes squealing/screeching] : I heard the brakes squealing, then a loud crash.
- [put a brake/the brakes on something] : The high level of debt put a brake on economic recovery.
- [act as a brake on something] : Inevitably, insufficient funding acts as a brake on medical research.
Synonyms
brake pedal, footbrake, handbrake, disc brake, power-assisted brake, drum brake, coaster brake, anchor, bar, binders, block, check; stop, cinchers, constraint, control, curb, dam, damper, decelerate, deterrent, discouragement, ease up, halt, hamper, hinder, hindrance, hurdle, impede, let up, limitation, lose speed, moderate, obstacle, obstruct, put on the brakes, reduce speed, rein, restraint, retarding device, slacken, slam on the brakes, slow, slow down, slow up, stop
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