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I love doing TV. It's such a breakneck pace, you know. It's kiss and go with your leading man. You meet them in the morning and go right into a clinch. The filming is over before you know their last names.
Paulette Goddard

Meaning of "breakneck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BREAKNECK

breakneck  [ˈbreɪkˌnɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREAKNECK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Breakneck is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BREAKNECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Breakneck

Breakneck is an English adjective meaning "dangerous or reckless" and can also be part of a name and refer to a place or other entity including the following...

Definition of breakneck in the English dictionary

The definition of breakneck in the dictionary is excessive and dangerous.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BREAKNECK


bottleneck
ˈbɒtəlˌnɛk
crew-neck
ˈkruːˌnɛk
crookneck
ˈkrʊkˌnɛk
gooseneck
ˈɡuːsˌnɛk
leatherneck
ˈlɛðəˌnɛk
littleneck
ˈlɪtəlˌnɛk
longneck
ˈlɒŋˌnɛk
polo-neck
ˈpəʊləʊˌnɛk
redneck
ˈrɛdˌnɛk
ringneck
ˈrɪŋˌnɛk
rollneck
ˈrəʊlˌnɛk
roughneck
ˈrʌfˌnɛk
rubberneck
ˈrʌbəˌnɛk
turtleneck
ˈtɜːtəlˌnɛk
V-neck
ˈviːˌnɛk
wryneck
ˈraɪˌnɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREAKNECK

breakfast time
breakfast TV
breakfaster
breakfront
breaking
breaking and entering
breaking news
breaking plough
breaking point
breaking strain
breaking stress
breaking-up
breakoff
breakout
breakpoint
breakthrough
breakthrough bleeding
breaktime
breakwall
breakwater

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREAKNECK

boat neck
brass neck
break one´s neck
breathe down someone´s neck
bull neck
bullneck
by the neck
crew neck
dorneck
fiddleneck
get it in the neck
halterneck
neck and neck
pain in the neck
polo neck
scoop neck
sneck
swan neck
text neck
V neck

Synonyms and antonyms of breakneck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BREAKNECK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «breakneck» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of breakneck

Translation of «breakneck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREAKNECK

Find out the translation of breakneck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of breakneck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breakneck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

极快的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trepidante
570 millions of speakers

English

breakneck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ख़तरनाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فائقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

головокружительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estonteante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপজ্জনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pecah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halsbrecherisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

>無謀な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무서운 속도로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Breakneck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gay cổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செல்பவரைப்போல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेनेबॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tutto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

karkołomne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запаморочливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ametitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιλιγγιώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

razend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halsbrytande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halsbrekkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breakneck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAKNECK»

The term «breakneck» is regularly used and occupies the 77.318 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAKNECK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «breakneck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «breakneck» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breakneck

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QUOTES WITH «BREAKNECK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word breakneck.
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Paulette Goddard
I love doing TV. It's such a breakneck pace, you know. It's kiss and go with your leading man. You meet them in the morning and go right into a clinch. The filming is over before you know their last names.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREAKNECK»

Discover the use of breakneck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breakneck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Breakneck
Pursuing a string of apparently senseless murders of clean-cut young adults including MC's cousin, detectives MC Riggio and Kitt Lundgren find the investigation shattered by MC's fianc's murder, a development that strains MC's relationship ...
Erica Spindler, 2009
2
Breakthrough Teams for Breakneck Times: Unlocking the Genius ...
This guide presents a proven process for organizations to build teams that go beyond surviving to thriving, no matter whether the goal is charitable fund raising or new project development.
Lisa K. Gundry, Laurie LaMantia, 2001
3
Showstopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and ...
Showstopper is the dramatic, inside story of the creation of Windows NT, told by Wall Street Journal reporter G. Pascal Zachary.
G. Pascal Zachary, 2014
4
EBrands: Building an Internet Business at Breakneck Speed
Essential Strategies for Building Powerful eBrands At the turn of the millennium, myriad companies have filled the Web with more than 800 million pages of content.
Phil Carpenter, 2000
5
Breakneck Hill
What if his parents found out? Then, one day, Pete doesn’t come home. Has the Breakneck Hill secret come out? And how will Matt cope when he discovers the truth? Breakneck Hill is an emotional story about family, grief and guilt.
John Dennison Clarke, 2011
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Breakneck: The Early Settlement of Middlebury, Connecticut: ...
The Breakneck section of what is now the lovely little town of Middlebury, nestled in the tree-lined hills of west central Connecticut, has been the scene of many interesting stories of America’s past.
Raymond E. Sullivan, 2010
7
McConnell's Mill State Park, Pennsylvania
Breakneck Rocks is a quiet, somewhat secluded area located about one mile downstream from the mill. To reach Breakneck Rocks follow signs to the mill. At the "T" intersection on Kildoo Road, turn left instead of following the road right down ...
Bob Value, 1999
8
The Catskill water supply of New York City: history, ...
On the basis of contract quantities the linear feet cost of this work to the city is estimated as follows: The pressure tunnel starts at the East shaft at about elevation — 195, and runs for 768 feet to the foot of Breakneck shaft (589 feet deep), at the ...
Lazarus White, 1913
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Notes and Queries
a Passage to Fleet-ditch," which passage might, with great propriety, have been cal ed, once upon a time, and for the sake of “ ridicule ”-—“ BREAKNECK Court." Strype, who seems to have poked his antiquarian nose into every hole and ...
10
Bob and Walter: With the Story of Breakneck Ledge (1861)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Phinney Blakeman And Mason Publisher, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREAKNECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breakneck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bystander hits the deck as fighter jet misses them by centimetres
The unidentified man was standing idly on a runway in Libya when the MiG-23 war plane performed an extremely low pass at breakneck speed ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
13 remaining free agents who can help NBA teams
The first few days of the NBA's 2015 free agency period have proceeded at a breakneck pace, with several teams already having emerged as ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
3
Greek drama threatens to stomp this bull market
... flooding the market and a report that showed the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is pumping crude at a breakneck pace. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
The biggest and most disruptive layoffs in America are coming from …
As troops poured into the Army base at Fort Drum, the rural area developed at a breakneck pace. With help from state tax breaks, developers ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
US enjoys 1 final title celebration before leaving Canada …
Everything came together in the final as the US sprinted into a 4-0 lead, a breakneck passage of play capped by Lloyd's memorable third goal, ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
6
Potential Madison financial investments aimed at bringing Exact …
... for later expansion is driving design, the breakneck pace of negotiations, the size of the public investment and need for policy exceptions. «Madison.com, Jul 15»
7
Veteran actor Dustin Hoffman has slated the Hollywood film industry.
Hoffman, 77, also lamented the breakneck pace at which modern films are made, largely due to a heavy reliance on digital techniques. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
8
Americans Divided Over Calls to Remove Confederate Monuments
“Life seemed to be lurching into the future at a breakneck speed, and the Civil War--awar of unprecedented scale that seemingly confirmed the ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»
9
10 Important Galaxy Note 5 vs. Galaxy Note 4 Details
Rumored Samsung Galaxy Note 5 details are starting to emerge at breakneck pace as we push into the summer towards the fall and ... «Gotta Be Mobile, Jul 15»
10
Mother Miriam's Heart for the Family and Church
This destruction seems to be happening at breakneck speed. When the Enemy destroys the family, he destroys society. This attack has ... «Catholic World Report, Jul 15»

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