breakneck
noun
- 1
A fall that breaks the neck.
- 2
A dangerous steep place from which one could fall.
adjective
- 1
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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