I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ defective , faulty
▪ front , rear
▪ emergency ( AmE ), foot (usually footbrake ) , hand (usually handbrake ) ( esp. BrE ), parking ( AmE )
▪ air , anti-lock , disc , drum , vacuum
VERB + BRAKE
▪ apply , hit , jam on , put on , slam on , use
▪
She slammed on the ~s to try to avoid the dog.
▪ put your foot on , slam your foot on
▪ keep your foot on
▪ let off , release , take your foot off
▪
He released the ~ and sped off.
BRAKE + VERB
▪ work
▪
My ~s are not working properly.
▪ fail
▪
The car crashed after its ~s failed.
▪ screech , squeal
▪ be off , be on
▪
Is the ~ on?
BRAKE + NOUN
▪ failure
▪ cable , fluid , lights , pads , pedal , pipes , shoes ( esp. AmE )
PHRASES
▪ act as a ~ on sth , serve as a ~ on sth ( both figurative )
▪ put a ~ on sth , put the ~s on sth ( figurative )
▪
The need to earn some money put the ~s on my wilder ambitions.
▪ a screech of ~s , a squeal of ~s
▪
We heard the screech of ~s, followed by a loud crash.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ hard , heavily ( esp. BrE ), sharply ( esp. BrE ), suddenly
PHRASES
▪ ~ to a halt
▪
The train ~d to a shuddering halt.
▪ ~ to avoid sth
▪
She ~d suddenly to avoid a cat.
Brake is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ train