noun🔗ShareA brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked."She pulled the handbrake up tightly before getting out of the car to drop off her son at school. "vehiclemachinetechnologydevicepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever in a motor car, which is used to set and release such a brake."She pulled the handbrake up firmly before getting out of the car on the hill. "vehiclemachinedevicetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo apply the handbrake in a vehicle."She had to handbrake quickly to avoid hitting the dog that ran into the street. "vehiclemachinetechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
