noun
handbrake
Handbrake (noun) means a hand-operated brake in a vehicle, used mainly to keep it stationary when parked. Example: “Always put the handbrake on before you leave the car on a hill.”
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A hand-operated brake in a vehicle, used mainly to keep it stationary when parked.
"Always put the handbrake on before you leave the car on a hill."
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Word forms
- Plural
- handbrakes
- Third person singular
- handbrakes
- Past tense
- handbraked
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Always put the _____ on before you leave the car on a hill.
Etymology
A compound of hand and brake, describing a brake operated manually rather than by foot.
Synonyms
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parking brake
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Rhymes for handbrake
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What does “handbrake” mean?
The word “handbrake” means a hand-operated brake in a vehicle, used mainly to keep it stationary when parked.
How do you use “handbrake” in a sentence?
Here is “handbrake” used in a sentence: “Always put the handbrake on before you leave the car on a hill.”
What is another word for “handbrake”?
Words with a similar meaning to “handbrake” include parking brake.
What part of speech is “handbrake”?
“Handbrake” is a noun.
