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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
speedWebster 1828 Edition
Breakneck
BREAKNECK
,Noun.
Definition 2024
breakneck
breakneck
English
Adjective
breakneck (comparative more breakneck, superlative most breakneck)
- 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
dangerously fast; ****-for-leather
Noun
breakneck (plural breaknecks)
- A fall that breaks the neck.
- A dangerous steep place from which one could fall.