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brake vs emergency brake

emergency brake vs brake

brake and emergency brake both are nouns.

brake is a verb but emergency brake is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brake Yes No Yes No
emergency brake Yes No No No
As nouns, emergency brake is a hyponym of brake; that is, emergency brake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brake:
  • brake: a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
  • emergency brake: a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
brake (noun) emergency brake (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
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
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 brake (verb)
cause to stop by applying the brakes
stop travelling by applying a brake
Difference between brake and emergency brake

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