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brake vs parking brake

parking brake vs brake

brake and parking brake both are nouns.

brake is a verb but parking brake is not a verb.

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

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