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brake

Check vs Brake - What's the difference?

check | brake |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between check and brake

is that check is (obsolete) to clash or interfere while brake is (obsolete) a cage.

As nouns the difference between check and brake

is that check is (chess) a situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece or check can be (textiles|usually|pluralized) a pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern while brake is a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage.

As verbs the difference between check and brake

is that check is to inspect; to examine while brake is to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break).

Crack vs Brake - What's the difference?

crack | brake |


In lang=en terms the difference between crack and brake

is that crack is to tell (a joke) while brake is to be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between crack and brake

is that crack is (obsolete) a boy, generally a pert, lively boy while brake is (obsolete) a cage.

As verbs the difference between crack and brake

is that crack is (senseid)to form cracks while brake is to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break).

As nouns the difference between crack and brake

is that crack is (senseid)a thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material while brake is a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage.

As an adjective crack

is highly trained and competent.

Damage vs Brake - What's the difference?

damage | brake |


As nouns the difference between damage and brake

is that damage is injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact while brake is a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage.

As verbs the difference between damage and brake

is that damage is to impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction while brake is to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break).

Broken vs Brake - What's the difference?

broken | brake |


As a proper noun broken

is (derogatory|slang) torres strait creole.

As a noun brake is

a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage.

As a verb brake is

to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break).

Pause vs Brake - What's the difference?

pause | brake |


As verbs the difference between pause and brake

is that pause is while brake is to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break).

As a noun brake is

a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage.

Brake vs Drop - What's the difference?

brake | drop |


In lang=en terms the difference between brake and drop

is that brake is to be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking while drop is to cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.

As nouns the difference between brake and drop

is that brake is a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage while drop is a small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.

As verbs the difference between brake and drop

is that brake is to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break) while drop is to fall in droplets (of a liquid).

Halt vs Brake - What's the difference?

halt | brake |


As verbs the difference between halt and brake

is that halt is while brake is to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break).

As a noun brake is

a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage.

Fragment vs Brake - What's the difference?

fragment | brake |


As nouns the difference between fragment and brake

is that fragment is fragment while brake is a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage.

As a verb brake is

to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break).

Brake vs Stationary - What's the difference?

brake | stationary |


As nouns the difference between brake and stationary

is that brake is a fern; bracken while stationary is one who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.

As a verb brake

is to bruise and crush; to knead.

As an adjective stationary is

not moving.

Pluck vs Brake - What's the difference?

pluck | brake |


As verbs the difference between pluck and brake

is that pluck is (lb) to pull something sharply; to pull something out while brake is to bruise and crush; to knead or brake can be to operate (a) brake(s) or brake can be (lb) (break).

As nouns the difference between pluck and brake

is that pluck is an instance of plucking while brake is a fern; bracken or brake can be a thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc or brake can be a tool used for breaking flax or hemp or brake can be (label) an ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista or brake can be (obsolete) a cage.

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