Brake and Speed

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Brake

Brake verb - To cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace.
Usage example: braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us
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Speed is an antonym for brake.
Nearby Words: braking, braked

Speed

Speed verb - To proceed or move quickly.
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Brake is an antonym for speed.
Nearby Words: speedy, speeding, speeded, speeder, speedway
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  • Film / Speed 2: Cruise Control Pun-Based Title: "Cruise Control" is the name of a feature on some automobiles that will cause the car to automatically maintain a particular speed without the driver needing to use the gas or brake pedals.
    Source: Film / Speed 2: Cruise Control
  • Useful Notes / Driving Stick The brakes are stationary (don't move with respect to the car), and squeeze against the brake rotor (flat frisbee attached to the spinning wheel) until the rotor matches the speed of the brake (stopped).
    Source: Useful Notes / Driving Stick
  • This is the sole reason Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing has any kind of fan following at all: infinite top speed in reverse, no collision detection, the ability to drive off the map, brake lights which float behind the vehicles, missing AI and "YOU'RE WINNER", to name just some of the glitches.
    Source: Good Bad Bugs / Driving Game
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