brake check en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal, intransitive, transitive) To deliberately brake in an unexpected place to hinder or startle the driver behind.
The CHP said it’s seeing an increase in reports of people being more aggressive on the road. “If somebody honks, they’ll honk back. If somebody cuts them off, they will brake check and they will go back and forth,” said Officer Ceja.
2020, Renée Santos, “Caught On Camera: Driver ‘Brake Checks’ Vehicle, Causing Driver To Lose Control On Highway 50”, in CBS Sacramento:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brake-check | alternative | lexicographic | |
| brake checked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| brake checked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| brake checks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| brake checking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
hu büntetőfékez (Translations) · fi jarruttaa yllättäen eteen (Translations)