How to pronounce brake
American English pronunciation
BRAYK
- IPA
- /ˈbɹeɪk/
- Syllables
- BRAYK (1 syllable)
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What brake means
Most people know brake in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A thick patch of bushes and brambles
In a sentence: The little fox slipped into a brake of thorns where no dog could follow.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where this meaning came from. People have used it since the 1400s.
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