Meaning of 'brake'

noun

a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

noun

anything that slows or hinders a process

Example: "They were not ready to put the brakes on their marriage with a delay to their wedding."

noun

an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant

noun

large coarse fern often several feet high

Synonyms: bracken pasture brake

noun

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

verb

to cause to stop by applying the brakes

Example: "You should brake the car before you go into a curve."

verb

to stop travelling by applying a brake

Example: "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road."