Breakneck

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA fall that breaks the neck.

2.nounA dangerous steep place from which one could fall.

3.adjectiveDangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

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

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