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Vinony

breakneck

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/ / [ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk] / /ˈbɹæɪkˌnek/

adj

Etymology: From break + neck.

  1. Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

    “breakneck pace”

    “He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.”

adv

Etymology: From break + neck.

  1. Dangerously fast.

    “I ran breakneck another hundred yards.”

noun

Etymology: From break + neck.

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