Sekirov Dictionary

breakneck

/ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/

noun 2
adjective 1
adverb 1
forms 3

noun2

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

adjective1

•
Dangerously 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.

adverb1

•
Dangerously fast.
- I ran breakneck another hundred yards. — 2009

forms

breaknecks · more breakneck · most breakneck

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome