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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

break one's neck en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To make extraordinary efforts to achieve an end; to exert oneself in pursuit of a goal.
  2. To suffer a fracture of one or more of the cervical vertebrae, especially one that injures the spinal cord.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
breaking one's neck Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
broke one's neck Tense=Past lexicographic
broken one's neck Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
breaks one's neck Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

work one's ass off · break one's back · bust one's ass