A device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels. The car's brake failed, causing it to roll down the hill.
A thing that slows or hinders a process. The new regulations acted as a brake on the company's expansion plans.
A dense growth of bushes, brambles, or thickets; rough or overgrown land. They fought their way through the brake to reach the open field.
An open, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, typically used for pleasure riding or hunting. They arrived at the estate in a smart brake drawn by two bay horses.
A fern, especially common bracken, or an area overgrown with such ferns. The hillside was covered with brake, giving off a faint earthy scent after the rain.