as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
as in to slow
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of brake
Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
The track goes to a low point at the bottom, then rises again a bit to help the sleds slow down as athletes pull the brakes.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Unlike modern probes that descend on landing legs, Luna 9 jettisoned its orientation modules during descent and fired a braking engine.
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brake
Noun
The driver of the vehicle was unharmed but remained on the scene, informing officers that their brakes had failed in the vehicle, leading the individual to drive onto the sidewalk.
—Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
The track goes to a low point at the bottom, then rises again a bit to help the sleds slow down as athletes pull the brakes.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
When the car finally got moving, protesters began throwing obstacles in its path — Lime scooters, bicycles, seemingly anything that might trigger the car’s automatic anti-collision braking system.
—Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Unlike modern probes that descend on landing legs, Luna 9 jettisoned its orientation modules during descent and fired a braking engine.
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brake
Noun
-
The Mendocino County hamlet’s hops farms are mostly gone, replaced by organic vineyards, olive groves and donkey rescues.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
-
An open pine grove stretched south.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
The move delivered a major boost to Ukraine’s morale and slowed down Russian advances along the eastern front.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
-
Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.—
Alex Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2021
-
Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.—
Eric Toensmeier,
Scientific American,
1 Aug. 2020
Noun
-
In November 1995, Funston took a 5-year-old boy into some bushes, pulled down his pants and orally copulated him, prosecutors said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
-
Take the time to define and edge garden beds and trim bushes and dead branches from trees, says Manfredini.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Research shows people who live near or regularly visit parks, forests, or other natural areas have lower rates of heart disease and stroke.—
Alexandria Nyembwe,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
-
The snowpack the skiers had been travelling on had a weak layer that had been loaded up with snow, making conditions ripe for an avalanche, according to Chris Feutrier, USDA forest supervisor for the Tahoe National Forest.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Oseguera Cervantes and at least two bodyguards fled toward cabins in the pine woods outside of Tapalpa, Trevilla Trejo said.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
-
Tariffs on metals, auto parts and wood remain.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Along the way, hikers are surrounded by mafic southern mixed chaparral, a unique type of chaparral vegetation that is found in mafic soils, which are rich in magnesium and iron.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
-
In the hills, in the hollows, up the draws and the old dirt logging roads, hidden in the chaparral above the fog line, growing and selling weed became a way of life, woven into the community and its economy.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
To the northwest, a tangled and primordial thicket flourished.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
-
Robert’s large property borders a clear cut — a clearing where a pine thicket had been cut down in the summer of 2009 — leaving behind a mess of tree stumps and roots.—
Meghan O'Brien,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brake. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
