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brake

Brake vs Braked - What's the difference?

brake | braked |


As verbs the difference between brake and braked

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 braked is (brake).

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 Brae - What's the difference?

brake | brae |


As nouns the difference between brake and brae

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 brae is (scotland) the sloping bank of a river-valley; any slope or hillside.

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 Bake - What's the difference?

brake | bake |


As nouns the difference between brake and bake

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 bake is nautical traffic sign or buoy.

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 Brave - What's the difference?

brake | brave |


As verbs the difference between brake and brave

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 brave is .

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 Drake - What's the difference?

brake | drake |


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).

As a proper noun drake is

, notably of (1540-1596).

Rake vs Brake - What's the difference?

rake | brake |


In intransitive terms the difference between rake and brake

is that rake is to incline from a perpendicular direction while brake is to be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.

As nouns the difference between rake and brake

is that rake is a garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil while brake is a fern; bracken.

As verbs the difference between rake and brake

is that rake is to use a rake on (leaves, debris, soil, a lawn, etc) in order to loosen, gather together, or remove debris from while brake is to bruise and crush; to knead.

Taxonomy vs Brake - What's the difference?

taxonomy | brake |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and brake

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification 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 Shatter - What's the difference?

brake | shatter |


In lang=en terms the difference between brake and shatter

is that brake is to be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking while shatter is to dispirit or emotionally defeat.

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

is that brake is (obsolete) a cage while shatter is (obsolete) to scatter about.

As nouns the difference between brake and shatter

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 shatter is (archaic) a fragment of anything shattered.

As verbs the difference between brake and shatter

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 shatter is to violently break something into pieces.

Tear vs Brake - What's the difference?

tear | brake |


In lang=en terms the difference between tear and brake

is that tear is to produce tears while brake is to be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.

As verbs the difference between tear and brake

is that tear is to rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate or tear can be to produce tears 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 tear and brake

is that tear is a hole or break caused by tearing or tear can be a drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation 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.

Trim vs Brake - What's the difference?

trim | brake |


In lang=en terms the difference between trim and brake

is that trim is to decorate or adorn; especially, to decorate a christmas tree while brake is to be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.

As verbs the difference between trim and brake

is that trim is to reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess; eg 'trim a hedge', 'trim a beard' the adposition of can be used in present perfect tense to designate the removed part 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 trim and brake

is that trim is (uncountable) decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders 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 trim

is physically fit.

As an adverb trim

is (nautical) in good order, properly managed or maintained.

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