brake
noun
- mechanical device that inhibits motion
- horse-drawn carriage
- machine for bending sheet metal
verb
- apply device to slow down a vehicle
- slow a car via brakes
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bɹeɪk/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Uncertain.
- A cage.
- A type of torture instrument.
“Methods of applying pain were many and ingenious, in particular the ways of twisting, stretching and manipulating the body out of shape, normally falling under the catch-all term of the rack, or the brakes.”
verb
Etymology: Inflected forms.
- simple past of break
“And all the people brake off the golden earrings […]”