braken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boot noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
- brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
- retch verb To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
- vomit verb To bring up the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
- yak noun A large, shaggy-haired, ox-like animal from the mountains of Central Asia, including Tibet and Mongolia.
Senses
braken is used for these senses in English:
- boot (slang) To vomit.
- brake (transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.
- purge (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
- vomit (intransitive) To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
- yak (slang, intransitive) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
boot — full definition
- noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
- noun The luggage storage compartment of a car (British English); called a "trunk" in American English.
- noun A device clamped to a car's wheel to immobilize it, usually for unpaid fines (also called a wheel clamp).
- verb To kick something or someone.
- verb To dismiss or eject someone.
brake — full definition
- noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- verb To slow down or stop a vehicle by using its brakes.