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rode the brakes

rode the brakes is the simple past of ride the brakes.

Meaning of ride the brakes

Verb

ride the brakes (third-person singular simple present rides the brakes, present participle riding the brakes, simple past rode the brakes, past participle ridden the brakes)

  1. To apply the brakes excessively, such that their working life will be shortened; most especially, to keep one's foot or hand on the brake pedal or lever even when no braking is needed.

Questions about rode the brakes

What is rode the brakes the simple past of?
Rode the brakes is the simple past of ride the brakes.

Words near rode the brakes in the dictionary

  1. rode St George
  2. rode St. George
  3. rode tall in the saddle
  4. rode the bench
  5. rode the boards
  6. rode the brakes
  7. rode the clock
  8. rode the clutch
  9. rode the coattails
  10. rode the cock carousel
  11. rode the cotton bicycle

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