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slam on the brakes en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (literally, slang) To press down hard on the brakes of a vehicle in order to make it stop suddenly.
    • Driving 2-6-2 locomotive No. 4771 Green Arrow, Blunt suddenly noticed that the tunnel mouth was silhouetted in a dazzling white glare and that incendiary bombs were showering down in their hundreds, he slammed on all his brakes and brought his train to a stop just inside the tunnel. 1944 July and August, “Top Link Drivers: XXI—Driver H. Blunt, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 226:
  2. (figuratively, slang) To abruptly halt any activity or progress, especially due to problems or financial reasons.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
slams on the brakes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
slammed on the brakes Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
slammed on the brakes Tense=Past lexicographic
slamming on the brakes Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

jam on the brakes