English Explanatory Dictionary

breakneck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
adv
  1. Dangerously fast.
noun
  1. A fall that breaks the neck.
  2. A dangerous steep place from which one could fall and be injured.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/ [ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk] LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-breakneck.wav /ˈbɹæɪkˌnek/ [ˈbɹ(ʷ)æɪ̯kˌnek]

Word forms

breakneck more breakneck most breakneck breaknecks

Etymology

From break + neck.

Related words

breakbone
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