break-neck
31neck — necker, n. neckless, adj. necklike, adj. /nek/, n. 1. the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk. 2. the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline. 3. the length of… …
32neck — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ slender, slim, swan like (literary) ▪ scraggy (BrE), scrawny …
33break someone's neck — spoken if someone says they will break your neck, they are threatening to hurt you very badly because they are angry with you If you come near this place again, I ll break your neck …
34Break junction — A break junction is an electrical junction between two wires formed by pulling the wires apart to produce electrodes separated by a few atomic distances. In this technique a metal wire is bent or pulled, often using a piezoelectric crystal to… …
35break — [[t]bre͟ɪk[/t]] ♦ breaks, breaking, broke, broken 1) V ERG When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped. [V n] He fell through the window, breaking the glass …
36break */*/*/ — I UK [breɪk] / US verb Word forms break : present tense I/you/we/they break he/she/it breaks present participle breaking past tense broke UK [brəʊk] / US [broʊk] past participle broken UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] 1) [transitive] to make… …
37neck — [[t]nɛk[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the part of the body that connects the head and the trunk 2) the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline 3) the slender part near the top of a bottle, vase, or similar object… …
38neck — 1. n. Impudence. Also brass neck Shameless impudence. 2. v. Embrace amorously. 3. get it in the neck Be severely reprimanded. Suffer unpleasant blow. 4. break one s neck Hurry. 5. by a neck Narrowly. 6. talk through (the back of) one s neck …
39break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ …
40break — break1 verb (past broke; past participle broken) 1》 separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. ↘(of waves) curl over and dissolve into foam. ↘(of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus) be discharged when the sac is… …
