Brakes
Brakes noun - A braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle.
Slow down
Slow down verb - Lose velocity; move more slowly.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Unlike the apparatus that forces the vehicle to slow down, these brakes are used to refer as carriages that "break-in" spirited horses (read: tame hyper horses for carriage work).
Source: "Weird Al" Effect -
This lets you turn more sharply but it also means you won't slow down like normal unless you hit both brakes at once.
Source: Video Game / Rogue Squadron -
And the 1975 Corvette with no windshield, gutted interior, and brakes so bad, they did a slow down slide around on a stop sign and got pulled over.
Source: The Alleged Car
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