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brake vs hand brake

hand brake vs brake

brake and hand brake both are nouns.

brake is a verb but hand brake is not a verb.

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

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