brake-check

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

Meanings

verbbrake-check (third-person singular simple present brake-checks, present participle brake-checking, simple past and past participle brake-checked)

present singular third person brake-checks · participle present brake-checking · participle past brake-checked · past brake-checked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of brake check
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APA

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

MLA

“brake-check.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake-check. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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