handbrake noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked. •The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake. verb1 •To apply the handbrake in a vehicle. formshandbraked · handbraking · handbrakes
