Definition of brake

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Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine..

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Cataract :: Cataract (n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
Bracken :: Bracken (n.) A brake or fern.
Brakemen :: Brakemen (pl. ) of Brakema.
Brake :: Brake (n.) A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes..
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
Caboose :: Caboose (n.) A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car..
Convoy :: Convoy (n.) A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill..
Break :: Break (v. t.) A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10..
Involucre :: Involucre (n.) A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns..
Brake :: Brake (n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing; a drag..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake..
Brake :: Brake () of Brea.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine..
Air Brake :: Air brake () A railway brake operated by condensed air.
Barleybrake :: Barleybrake (n.) Alt. of Barleybrea.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..
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