| Learning / English Dictionary |
BRAKES
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
Synonyms:
brake system; brakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("brakes" is a kind of...):
brake (a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Meronyms (parts of "brakes"):
brake band (a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation)
brake light; stoplight (a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brakes"):
hydraulic brake; hydraulic brakes (brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes)
Holonyms ("brakes" is a part of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb brake
