backbreaker
Britishnoun
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a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
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informal an extremely arduous task
Example Sentences
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It was essentially the backbreaker for the Clippers, who actually took a three-point lead in the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
It was a momentum-swinging goal, a backbreaker, and one any goalie — especially Vanecek — simply can’t allow if the Capitals want a shot at defeating Florida in the first-round series.
From Washington Post • May 6, 2022
After Rittich stonewalled numerous Carolina rushes in the third, Hanifin provided the backbreaker with 6:55 to go.
From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2019
An absolute backbreaker that led to that A+ Harbaugh flip-out, "DANG IT."
From Golf Digest • Apr. 10, 2018
Seabiscuit would carry 114 pounds, probably not as few as Smith had hoped for, but no backbreaker either.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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