Meaning of BREAKNECK
| Pronunciation: | | 'breyk`nek
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| | Definition: | | [adj] used of speed; "a breakneck pace" |
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| | Synonyms: | | dangerous, unsafe |
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\Break"neck`\, n.
1. A fall that breaks the neck.
2. A steep place endangering the neck.
\Break"neck`\, a.
Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.
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| | Related Terms: | | abrupt, accident-prone, agile, bluff, bold, breathless, careless, dangerous, daredevil, dashing, desperate, devil-may-care, double-quick, eagle-winged, excessive, expeditious, express, fast, fleet, flying, furious, galloping, hair-trigger, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hell for leather, hotheaded, hurried, hustling, impetuous, impulsive, light of heel, light-footed, lively, mad, mercurial, nimble, nimble-footed, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous, panting, plunging, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, prompt, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, rapid, rash, reckless, running, sharp, sheer, slap-bang, slapdash, snappy, spanking, speedy, steep, sudden, swift, vertical, wanton, wild, winged |
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