brake - Meaning in Marathi

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brake - Meaning in Marathi

brake Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of brake in English

brake noun

1. a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

   ब्रेक

2. anything that slows or hinders a process

   Examples

   • "new legislation will put the brakes on spending"
   • "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"
3. an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
4. large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan

   Synonyms

   Pteridium aquilinum, bracken, pasture brake

5. any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

brake verb

1. cause to stop by applying the brakes

   Example

   • "brake the car before you go into a curve"
2. stop travelling by applying a brake

   Example

   • "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"

Synonyms of brake

• bracken, pasture brake, pteridium aquilinum

Description

A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system. It is used for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, axle, or to prevent its motion, most often accomplished by means of friction.

Also see "Brake" on Wikipedia

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