Brake

1. v. t. An ancient instrument of torture.
2. imp. of Break.
3. n. A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern.
4. n. A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes.
5. v. t. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.
6. v. t. An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine.
7. v. t. A baker’s kneading though.
8. v. t. A sharp bit or snaffle.
9. v. t. A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc.
10. v. t. That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.
11. 1v. t. 1 An ancient instrument of torture.
12. 1 1 imp. of Break.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.