Englishfor English speakers
brake
Noun
—
The part of an object that makes it slow down.
The crash was caused by the car's brakes failing.
brake
Verb
—
To make an object slow down using brakes.
Jimmy braked to avoid hitting the cat.
lever
Noun
—
A lever is a simple tool, a bar resting on a fixed point. If one end of the bar is pushed, the force is used at the other end.
A see-saw in a childrens' playground is a simple lever.
—
A lever is a long handle used to operate a machine.
The signalman pulled on the lever to change the railway signals.
—
Lever is to use something to do something else.
He used his charm as a lever to get past the guards at the gate.
lever
Verb
—
To lever is to move or lift something with lever.
She used a long pole to lever the large rock out of the way.
hood
Noun
—
A hood is a covering for the head. It covers the top, back and sides of the head. By extension, other objects may have hoods: cars, some flowers.
The monk was wearing a hood.
—
A hood is another word for neighbourhood.
I've lived in the hood for five years.