brake checking

A form of brake check — To deliberately brake in an unexpected place to hinder or startle the driver behind.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of brake check
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APA

brake checking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20checking

MLA

“brake checking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20checking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brake checking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20checking.

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