broken neck

collocation in English

meaningsofbrokenandneck

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broken
adjective
uk
/ˈbrəʊ.kən/us
/ˈbroʊ.kən/
damaged, no longer able ...
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neck
noun[C]
uk
/nek/us
/nek/
the part of the body that joins the head to ...
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(Definition ofbrokenandneckfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Normally, death by the hound is abrokenneck.
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The fatal injury was abrokenneck.
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He also suffered abrokenneckand back.
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He suffered abrokenneckand died instantly.
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His twin suffered abrokenneck, aged 19.
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An autopsy revealed he died instantly of abrokenneck.
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It is about helping the schoolboy with abrokenneckfollowing a rugby injury who will never walk again.
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He suffered abrokenneckand skull fracture, and died before reaching the hospital.
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Cause of death was abrokenneckwith compression and hemorrhage of the spinal cord.
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Spearing an opponent in football or rugby, for instance, can cause abrokenneck.
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Bauer was forced to retire in 1983, after playing six games with abrokenneck.
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Amongst the injuries he suffered, the most severe was abrokenneck.
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In 2002, he suffered abrokenneck, which sidelined him for over a year.
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While outside a bird flies into the window and appears to die of abrokenneck.
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Being strapped in a motor car that has no roof and no roll bar and that turns over is a passport to abrokenneckand death.
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But he has omitted to notice that what he put down to a whiplash injury in the case of the third brother is, in fact, abrokenneck.
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Boon was thrown out the back door of the van and died instantly from abrokenneck.
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During the match suffered neck and back injuries, and was diagnosed with abrokennecka month later.
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He recorded 25 points his rookie year, but suffered abrokenneckwhile body surfing during the offseason.
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After recovering from abrokennecksuffered while surfing, he was involved in a head-on car collision.
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However, as he tried to wrestle a steer, he sustained broken back vertebrae and abrokenneck, ending his season.
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He suffered terrible injuries including abrokenneckfrom which he spent the next eighteen months recovering.
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Apuckshunubbee was reported to have died from abrokenneckcaused by a fall from a hotel balcony.
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The aircraft was a complete write-off, but happily the pilot survived, despite abrokenneck, to fly again.
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