Definition of brake

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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..

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Handwheel :: Handwheel (n.) Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted..
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..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
Brakemen :: Brakemen (pl. ) of Brakema.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.
Brakeman :: Brakeman (n.) A man in charge of a brake or brakes.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle.
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..
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc..
Brake :: Brake () of Brea.
Brake :: Brake (n.) A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes..
Breakman :: Breakman (n.) See Brakeman.
Cataract :: Cataract (n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
Convoy :: Convoy (n.) A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill..
Air Brake :: Air brake () A railway brake operated by condensed air.
Canebrake :: Canebrake (n.) A thicket of canes.
Brake :: Brake () imp. of Break.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses..
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