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Webster 1913 Edition


Breakneck

Break′neckˊ

,
Noun.
1.
A fall that breaks the neck.
2.
A steep place endangering the neck.

Break′neckˊ

,
Adj.
Producing danger of a broken neck;
as,
breakneck
speed
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Breakneck

BREAKNECK

,
Noun.
[break and neck.] A fall that breaks the neck; a steep place endangering the neck.

Definition 2024


breakneck

breakneck

English

Adjective

breakneck (comparative more breakneck, superlative most breakneck)

  1. Dangerously fast; ****-for-leather.
    He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.

Translations

Noun

breakneck (plural breaknecks)

  1. A fall that breaks the neck.
  2. A dangerous steep place from which one could fall.