NOUN: "a device for arresting or preventing the motion of a mechanism usually by means of friction" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a device for arresting or preventing the motion of a mechanism usually by means of friction" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
2. an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
(verb)
1. cause to stop by applying the brakes
2. stop travelling by applying a brake

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ARRESTING (adjective)
1. commanding attention
MECHANISM (noun)
1. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
2. the technical aspects of doing something

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BAKER

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2. Gobbled up

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24. Refuse to end your tirade

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