(~s, braking, ~d)
1.
Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.
The ~s began locking...
A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the ~s.
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2.
When a vehicle or its driver ~s, or when a driver ~s a vehicle, the driver makes it slow down or stop by using the ~s.
She ~d sharply to avoid another car...
He lit a cigarette and ~d the car slightly...
She ~d to a halt and switched off.
VERB: V, V n, V to n, also V n to n
3.
You can use ~ in a number of expressions to indicate that something has slowed down or stopped.
Illness had put a ~ on his progress...
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