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тормоз — meaning in English

tormoz

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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.
  • slouch verb To stand or sit with the shoulders and head drooping forward instead of upright.
  • slowpoke noun Someone who moves or acts unusually slowly, often to the annoyance of others.

Senses

тормоз 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.]
  • slouch Someone who is slow to act.
  • slowpoke (US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.

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.

slouch — full definition

  1. verb To stand or sit with the shoulders and head drooping forward instead of upright.
  2. noun A drooping, lazy posture, or (informally) someone who lacks skill or effort.

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