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BREAKNECK

\bɹˈe͡ɪknɛk], \bɹˈe‍ɪknɛk], \b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_k_n_ɛ_k]\

Definitions of BREAKNECK

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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used of speed; "a breakneck pace"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

used of speed; "a breakneck pace"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Dangerously fast; causing risk of life.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Likely to cause a broken neck.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Likely to break the neck; dangerous.
A steep and dangerous place.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A fall, or a steep place endangering the neck.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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