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| 2 | 23% | 9 | Slow-down device on a car | |
| 3 | 23% | 10 | It makes a car slow down or stop | |
Slow A Car Down Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 144 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
BRAKE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
BRAKE
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "BRAKE" which means:
- noun
- • A restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- • Any of various ferns of the genus pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
- • Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
- • An area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
- • Anything that slows or hinders a process verb
- • Stop travelling by applying a brake
- • Cause to stop by applying the brakes
An example sentence would be:
- • "She slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the car in front of her."
- • "The driver applied the brakes too late and collided with the tree."
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| New York Times14 Jan 2013 | Down 29 | |
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