Associations to the word «Breakneck»

Wiktionary

BREAKNECK, adjective. Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
BREAKNECK, noun. A fall that breaks the neck.
BREAKNECK, noun. A dangerous steep place from which one could fall.

Dictionary definition

BREAKNECK, adjective. Moving at very high speed; "a breakneck pace".

Wise words

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