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When the subject is slowing or stopping movement, the word to use is brake. Brake is both a noun, as in "put on the brakes" and "took my foot off the brake," and a verb, as in "brake at the stop sign" and "I brake for moose." As a noun, it's also used before other nouns: "brake fluid," "brake pedal."
BREAK meaning: 1. to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, or to (cause…. Learn more.
break means to divide by means of a blow, a collision, a pull, or the like: to break a chair, a leg, a strap. To crush is to subject to (usually heavy or violent) pressure so as to press out of shape or reduce to shapelessness or to small particles: to crush a beetle.
Definition of break verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to make a noise, speak, etc and end a period of silence: The silence was broken by a sudden knock at the door. break a habit/routine, etc. to stop doing something that you usually do. break a record. B2. to do something faster, better, etc than anyone else: He broke the world record for the 200m.
The verb break means to fracture or crack or destroy something while the noun refers to an interruption or a little time off. To " break the ice" is to warm up a conversation that's a little awkward or cold because the people involved don't know one another.
Break definition: to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments. See examples of BREAK used in a sentence.
If something breaks, or if you break something, it is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition. If something is easily broken , it is easy to damage that thing. If a machine or a vehicle breaks down , it stops working.
Definition of break noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to (cause to) be overcome or worn down; (cause to) give in to pressure: [ ~ + object] The police broke the spy in just a few hours. [ no object] The captured spy broke quickly. to lessen the power or intensity of:[ ~ + object] In order to break your fall, slap your arm against the floor as you go down.
