Definitions for breakneck
ˈbreɪkˌnɛkbreak·neck

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breakneckadjective

   moving at very high speed

   "a breakneck pace"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breakneckadjective

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breaknecknoun

   A fall in which the neck is broken; a steep place endangering the neck.

   Etymology: from break and neck.

   I must
   Forsake the court; to do’t or no, is certain
   To me a breakneck. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

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1. breakneck

   Breakneck refers to dangerously or extremely fast speed. It is often used to depict a pace that could potentially result in harm or disaster if not controlled.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breaknecknoun

   a fall that breaks the neck

2. Breaknecknoun

   a steep place endangering the neck

3. Breakneckadjective

   producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of breakneck in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of breakneck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of breakneck in a Sentence

1. Michael Jones:

   LNG demand is getting hit from all sides, power demand is weak, solar capacity is increasing at breakneck speeds, nuclear capacity is returning, and coal-fired generation is rising.

2. Karsten Engel:

   In the coming years...we expect the premium market (in China) to grow around 10 percent, and for us, a little bit more. The breakneck growth of 30 to 40 percent will not come back again.

3. Gary Schwitzer:

   Just reminding people to slow down. So much of what we're doing, reporting breathlessly at breakneck speed, doesn't need to be reported restlessly at breakneck speed.

4. Scott Joachim:

   As digital transformation of financial markets accelerates at breakneck speeds, fintech presents — in equal measure — significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world.

5. Liu Chunyu:

   The impact of government investment seems to be not as strong as previously, which could be because there are too many machines out there already, we know the breakneck growth we saw back in 2010 will never come back again.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=breakneck
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Breakneck
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=breakneck
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakneck
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=breakneck