‘Brake’ is a noun which means “a function in a vehicle to slow down or completely stop it.”

Sentences:

- I applied brakes to my car to avoid it from banging into the other car.

- The driver immediately applied brakes to stop the train.

‘Break’ is a verb which means “to form one or more pieces of an object”.

Sentences:

- The glass broke into several small pieces.

- Please don’t touch the vase or else it will break.