a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels

he slammed on his brakes

a brake pedal

make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake

she had to brake hard to avoid a milk float

an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels

a toothed instrument used for crushing flax and hemp

a thicket

mist floats through the hawthorn brake

a coarse fern of warm and tropical countries, frequently having the fronds divided into long linear segments