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brake vs emergency

emergency vs brake

brake and emergency both are nouns.

brake is a verb but emergency is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brake Yes No Yes No
emergency Yes No No No
As nouns, emergency is a hyponym of brake; that is, emergency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brake:
  • brake: a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
  • emergency: a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
brake (noun) emergency (noun)
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
anything that slows or hinders a process a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant a state in which martial law applies
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) emergency (verb)
cause to stop by applying the brakes
stop travelling by applying a brake
Difference between brake and emergency

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