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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. moving at very high speed;
- Example: "a breakneck pace"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Breakneck \Break"neck`\, a.
   Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Breakneck \Break"neck`\, n.
   1. A fall that breaks the neck.
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   2. A steep place endangering the neck.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

breakneck
    adj 1: moving at very high speed; "a breakneck pace"