backbreaker

/ ˈbækˌbreɪkə /

noun

1. a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards

2. informal,  an extremely arduous task

Example Sentences

“He was a backbreaker when it was still a game,” Cronin said.

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The Magic had 19 offensive rebounds leading to 36 second-chance points, each one serving as a backbreaker for a Lakers defense that was having a hard enough time getting stops.

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Moreno supplied the backbreaker moments later.

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The season's most heartbreaking challenge is also a backbreaker, as the surviving competitors are divided into three teams of 10 and tasked with dragging a 1.5-ton ship over sand and across a dock with an upward incline, and in the shortest time possible.

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The Dutch, ranked eighth and a 2010 finalist, scored twice in the first half, including a backbreaker for the No. 16 United States seconds before intermission.

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