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1brake — brake1 [breık] n 1.) a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop ▪ Test your brakes after driving through water. ▪ Moira slammed on the brakes (=use them suddenly and with a lot of force) and skidded to a halt. ▪ I managed to …
2brake — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop, usually operated by pressing on a bar with your foot or hand: Remember to test your brakes regularly: put/slam on the brakes also apply the brakes formal: Moira… …
3brake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ defective, faulty ▪ front, rear ▪ emergency (AmE), foot (usually footbrake), hand …
4brake — I UK [breɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms brake : singular brake plural brakes * 1) [usually plural] the equipment in a car, bicycle, or other vehicle that you use for slowing down or stopping The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree …
5brake — brake1 [ breık ] noun count * 1. ) usually plural the equipment in a car, bicycle, or other vehicle that you use for slowing down or stopping: The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree. We heard a screech of brakes as Jill s car pulled up …
6sharply — adv. Sharply is used with these adjectives: ↑critical, ↑limited, ↑polarized, ↑silhouetted Sharply is used with these verbs: ↑accelerate, ↑ask, ↑brake, ↑climb, ↑contrast, ↑criticize, ↑ …
7brake — [[t]bre͟ɪk[/t]] brakes, braking, braked 1) N COUNT Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop. The brakes began locking... A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the brakes. 2) VERB When a vehicle… …
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91995 Argentine Grand Prix — Infobox Grand Prix race report Type = F1 Country = Argentina Grand Prix = Argentine Official name = XVIII Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina Date = April 9 Year = 1995 Race No = 2 Season No = 17 Location = Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos… …
10Derek McCulloch — For the graphic novel author, see Derek McCulloch (comics). Derek Ivor Breashur McCulloch OBE (18 November 1897 1 June 1967) was a BBC Radio presenter and producer, who is best remembered as Uncle Mac in Children s Favourites and Children s Hour… …
