remmen — meaning in English

English meaning

• brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
• inhibit verb To slow down, restrain, or prevent something from happening freely.

Senses

remmen is used for these senses in English:

• brake A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]
• brake (intransitive) To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
• inhibit (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.

brake — full definition

1. noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
2. verb To slow down or stop a vehicle by using its brakes.

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