brake vs constraint

brake and constraint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brake	Yes	No	Yes	No
constraint	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, constraint is a hypernym of brake; that is, constraint is a word with a broader meaning than brake:

Other hypernyms of brake include restraint.

As nouns, constraint is a hypernym of brake; that is, constraint is a word with a broader meaning than brake:

Other hypernyms of brake include restraint.

brake (noun)	constraint (noun)
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle	the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
anything that slows or hinders a process	a device that retards something's motion
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant	the state of being physically constrained
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

brake (verb)	constraint (verb)
cause to stop by applying the brakes
stop travelling by applying a brake