THE BRAKES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does the brakes mean? 

• THE BRAKES (noun)
  The noun THE BRAKES has 1 sense:

1. a brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle

  Familiarity information: THE BRAKES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THE BRAKES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

brake system; the brakes

Hypernyms ("the brakes" is a kind of...):

brake (a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle)

Meronyms (parts of "the brakes"):

brake band (a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation)

brake light; stoplight (a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "the brakes"):

hydraulic brake; hydraulic brakes (brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes)

Holonyms ("the brakes" is a part of...):

automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)