backbreaker


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back·break·ing

 (băk′brā′kĭng)
adj.
Demanding great exertion; arduous and exhausting.

back′break′er n.
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backbreaker

(ˈbækˌbreɪkə)
n
1. (Wrestling) 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
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The master of the bear hug, Boston crab and lifting backbreaker retired in the mid-1990s, making sporadic appearances into the 21st century.
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you're playing from behind the whole day and that's where they're creating momentum," lamented Wilcox, who said the backbreaker was Benoit's 68-yard touchdown run at the 9:51 mark of the fourth quarter less than a minute after Cal had pulled to within a touchdown, 24-17, on a field goal by kicker Matt Anderson.
But as long as the total number of male deer lost in a given year isn't extreme, it's not a backbreaker for the herd itself.
His last three pointer turned out to be the backbreaker for the Bulldogs as he gave his squad a 73-62 buffer with 29 seconds left.
It's better to hang the upper cabinets before the base because leaning over base cabinets to hang the uppers is a backbreaker. And it's much easier to hang the upper cabinets without the base cabinets in your way.
That was a backbreaker for Davis, and Groomes dominated the second game.
Before the Brogue Kick, the Irish Curse Backbreaker was my finishing move.