Meaning & use
Braked
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Slowed or stopped a vehicle by using its brakes.
See it in a sentence
The driver braked sharply to avoid hitting the cyclist.
The train braked gradually as it approached the station.
A note on using this word
"Braked" is the regular past tense of "brake," not to be confused with the homophone "broke," the past tense of "break."
Words with a similar meaning
deceleratedstopped
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Words with an opposite meaning
accelerated
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