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remming — meaning in English

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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.
  • inhibition noun A feeling of self-consciousness or fear that stops someone acting freely.

Senses

remming 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.]
  • inhibition The act of inhibiting.

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.

inhibition — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of self-consciousness or fear that stops someone acting freely.
  2. noun In science, the act of slowing or blocking a process or reaction.

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