brake
1
[ breyk ]
/ breɪk /
noun
verb (used with object), braked, brak·ing.
verb (used without object), braked, brak·ing.
Origin of brake
1
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German; akin to
break
OTHER WORDS FROM brake
brake·less, adjectiveWords nearby brake
brainworm,
brainy,
braird,
braise,
brak,
brake,
brake band,
brake drum,
brake fade,
brake fluid,
brake horsepower
Definition for brake (2 of 5)
brake
2
[ breyk ]
/ breɪk /
noun
a place overgrown with bushes, brambles, or cane.
Origin of brake
2
1400–50; late Middle English (in phrase
brake of fern thicket of fern) < Middle Low German
brake thicket
Definition for brake (3 of 5)
brake
3
[ breyk ]
/ breɪk /
noun
any of several large or coarse ferns, especially the bracken, Pteridium aquilinum.
Origin of brake
3Definition for brake (4 of 5)
Definition for brake (5 of 5)
Origin of break
before 900; Middle English
breken, Old English
brecan; cognate with Dutch
breken, German
brechen, Gothic
brikan; akin to Latin
frangere; see
fragile
synonym study for break
1.
Break,
crush,
shatter,
smash mean to reduce to parts, violently or by force.
Break means to divide by means of a blow, a collision, a pull, or the like:
to break a chair, a leg, a strap. To
crush is to subject to (usually heavy or violent) pressure so as to press out of shape or reduce to shapelessness or to small particles:
to crush a beetle. To
shatter is to break in such a way as to cause the pieces to fly in many directions:
to shatter a light globe. To
smash is to break noisily and suddenly into many pieces:
to smash a glass.
OTHER WORDS FROM break
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH break
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British Dictionary definitions for brake (1 of 5)
brake
1
/ (breɪk) /
noun
verb
to slow down or cause to slow down, by or as if by using a brake
(tr)
to crush or break up using a brake
Derived forms of brake
brakeless, adjectiveWord Origin for brake
C18: from Middle Dutch
braeke; related to
breken to
break
British Dictionary definitions for brake (2 of 5)
brake
2
/ (breɪk) /
noun
an area of dense undergrowth, shrubs, brushwood, etc; thicket
Word Origin for brake
Old English
bracu; related to Middle Low German
brake, Old French
bracon branch
British Dictionary definitions for brake (3 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for brake (4 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for brake (5 of 5)
break
/ (breɪk) /
verb breaks, breaking, broke or broken
noun
interjection
boxing wrestling
a command by a referee for two opponents to separate
See also
breakaway,
break down,
break even,
break in,
break into,
break off,
break out,
break through,
break up,
break with
Word Origin for break
Old English
brecan; related to Old Frisian
breka, Gothic
brikan, Old High German
brehhan, Latin
frangere Sanskrit
bhráj bursting forth
Idioms and Phrases with brake
break