brake

/brˈeɪk/

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Noun
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
Noun
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Noun
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Noun
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
Noun
anything that slows or hinders a process; "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"; "new legislation will put the brakes on spending"
Verb
stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"
Verb
cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"
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