backbreaker
/ (ˈbækˌbreɪkə) /
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noun
a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
informal an extremely arduous task
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Words nearby backbreaker
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How to use backbreaker in a sentence
Although he is not on trial for the video, it was the backbreaker in the court of public opinion.
I jerked and rolled in a movement calculated to throw him to the ground face down, the motion ending in a backbreaker hold.
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