Brake and Catch

Brake

Brake noun - A thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush.

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Catch and brake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Catch" instead the word "Brake" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: braking, braked

Catch noun - A danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized.

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Brake and catch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brake" instead the word "Catch" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

following	following brake	following catch
huge	huge brake	huge catch

brake train

catch train

Interestingly, some of the others are subverted - multiple times, especially in 64, you have to boost to catch up to enemies, or brake to avoid them.

Source: Improbable Piloting Skills
It's also a little too fast for it's own good; Kid Blue ends up using it in the climax to catch up to Joe and Old Joe, and is killed because he was going so fast he couldn't aim to hit Joe and couldn't brake in time to keep from ending up in the range of Joe's Blunderbuss.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Film

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