Since you may be serious (no downvote from me), braking is applying the brake in a car. A brake is a device for slowing a vehicle, usually via friction (though

Since you may be serious (no downvote from me), braking is applying the brake in a car. A brake is a device for slowing a vehicle, usually via friction (though regenerative braking in EVs/hybrids is different, as it involves using the electric motors as generators instead).