BREAKNECK
breakneck
Noun
- A fall that breaks the neck.
- A dangerous steep place from which one could fall.
Adjective
- 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.
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