HIT THE BRAKES

Meaning of HIT THE BRAKES in English

step on the brakes in a car or vehicle, try to stop

When I saw that the other car couldn't stop, I hit the brakes.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

HIT THE BRAKES — step on the brakes in a car or vehicle, try to stop When I saw that the other car couldn't …
English Idioms vocab
HIT — I. ˈhit, usu -id.+V verb ( hit ; hit ; hitting ; hits ) Etymology: Middle English hitten, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRAKES — plural of brake present third singular of brake
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIT — — hitless , adj. — hittable , adj. — hitter , n. /hit/ , v. , hit, hitting , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRAKES — n. devices which allow one to slow or stop a vehicle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HIT — I. ˈhit verb ( hit ; hit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hyttan, probably from Old Norse hitta …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIT — pron it. 2. hit ·impf & ·p.p. of hit. 3. hit ·- 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of hide, contracted from …
Webster English vocab
HIT — [hit] vb hit ; hit.ting [ME, fr. OE hittan, fr. ON hitta to meet with, hit] vt (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIT — v. & n. --v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIT — v. & n. v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIT — v. & n. --v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1. tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Oxford English vocab
HIT — ( hits, hitting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'hit' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIT — I. noun 1 act of hitting sth/sb ADJECTIVE ▪ direct VERB + HIT ▪ deliver , give sth , land …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HIT — INDEX: 1. to hit someone deliberately 2. to hit someone repeatedly 3. a car/train/plane etc hits something 4. to hit …
Longman Activator English vocab
BRAKES — • ↑ slam on the brakes
Longman Activator English vocab
HIT — n. 25B6; verb she hit her child : STRIKE, slap, smack, cuff, punch, thump, swat; beat, thrash, batter, belabour, pound, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIT — v. 1 strike, cuff, smack, knock, whack, bash, bang, thump, thwack, punch, buffet, slap, swat, bludgeon, club, smite; spank, thrash, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BRAKES — breaks
Anagrams English vocabulary
BRAKES — See Anti-lock brakes
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
BRAKES — frankie howard
Cocney English vocab
HIT — 1. сущ. 1) толчок, удар 2) попадание; удачная попытка to take a hit ≈ получать прямой удар direct hit ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRAKES — Тормоза
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRAKES — Тормозить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BRAKES — Слепень
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIT — hit.ogg 1. hıt n 1. удар, толчок a hit with a hammer - удар молотом a clever hit - меткий …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIT — 1. hıt n 1. удар, толчок a hit with a hammer - удар молотом a clever hit - меткий удар …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BRAKES — n. тормоза
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BRAKES — n. тормоза
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIT — 1. сущ. 1) толчок, удар 2) попадание; удачная попытка to take a hit — получать прямой удар direct hit — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HIT — 1. сущ. 1) толчок, удар 2) попадание; удачная попытка to take a hit — получать прямой удар direct hit — прямое попадание Our ship took …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIT — 1. _n. 1> удар, толчок 2> попадание; удачная попытка 3> выпад, саркастическое замечание (at); that's a hit at me - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIT — 1. n. 1. удар, толчок 2. попадание; удачная попытка 3. выпад, саркастическое замечание (at); that's a hit at me - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIT — 1. _n. 1> удар, толчок 2> попадание; удачная попытка 3> выпад, саркастическое замечание (at); that's a hit at me это …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HIT — I n 1) infml The song was a hit at once — Песня сразу же стала популярной 2) infml Your idea was right on …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HIT — I n 1) infml The song was a hit at once — Песня сразу же стала популярной 2) infml Your …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HIT — hit n 1. infml The song was a hit at once Песня сразу же стала популярной 2. infml Your idea …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HIT — I 1) The song was a hit at once — Песня сразу же стала популярной 2) Your idea was right …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HIT — 1. сущ. 1) общ. толчок, удар, выпад 2) общ. успех, удача, удачная попытка, попадание hit rate — доля попаданий 3) общ. хит (книга, спектакль, …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовым рынкам
HIT — 1. сущ. 1) толчок, удар 2) попадание; удачная попытка to take a hit ≈ получать прямой удар direct hit ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRAKES — Тормоза
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AIR BRAKES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Barring a handful for specialist duties, every locomotive was equipped with air brakes . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INBOARD BRAKES — Most cars have the brakes associated with the wheel. Drum brakes , for instance, are located in the wheel hub …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
BRAKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRUCK — also called lorry any motor vehicle designed to carry freight or goods or to perform special services such as fire …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRAKE — device for decreasing the speed of a body or for stopping its motion. Most brakes act on rotating mechanical elements …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRAKE — I. brake 1 /breɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . [often plural] a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRAKE — ( brakes, braking, braked) 1. Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop. The brakes …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car/bus/train etc ride ▪ The resort is a short bus ride away from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLAM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCREECH — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brakes screech (= make a high noise when you use them ) ▪ The brakes …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
S
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIGHT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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