Bremsen — 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.
- braking noun The action of using a brake to slow or stop a vehicle.
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- rein noun A strap attached to a bridle, used to control and guide a horse.
- stunt noun A dangerous or spectacular feat performed for entertainment, often in film.
- trammel noun Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
Senses
Bremsen 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.]
- braking The act of applying brakes.
- check To act as a curb or restraint.
- ease up (informal, intransitive) To reduce one's speed.
- hold back (idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
- hold back (idiomatic, transitive) To delay the progress of, especially in school.
- rein (transitive) To restrain; to control; to check.
- trammel (transitive) To confine; to hamper; to shackle.
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.