BACKBREAKING

Meaning of BACKBREAKING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbrā-kiŋ ]

adjective

Date: 1851

: extremely arduous, exhausting, or demoralizing : oppressive

backbreaking labor

backbreaking rents

• back·break·er -kər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

BACKBREAKING — adjective Date: 1851 extremely arduous, exhausting, or demoralizing ; oppressive , backbreaker noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BACKBREAKING — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: back + breaking : greatly taxing one's strength or endurance backbreaking labor a backbreaking effort
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACKBREAKING — — backbreaker , n. /bak"bray'king/ , adj. demanding great effort, endurance, etc.; exhausting: a backbreaking job. Also, back-breaking . [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACKBREAKING — adj. laborious, strenuous, exhausting
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BACKBREAKING — [back.break.ing] adj (1870): extremely tiring or demanding: oppressive "~ labor" "~ rents" -- back.break.er n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BACKBREAKING — back ‧ break ‧ ing /ˈbækbreɪkɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective backbreaking work is physically difficult and makes you very tired • …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BACKBREAKING — see back-breaking
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKBREAKING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES backbreaking (= very tiring ) ▪ Clearing the garden was slow, backbreaking work. EXAMPLES FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACKBREAKING — [adjective] - needing a lot of hard physical effort and very tiringDigging the garden was backbreaking work.
Cambridge English vocab
BACKBREAKING — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, annoying, arduous, besetting, bothersome, burdensome, crushing, effortful, forced, grueling, hard-earned, hard-fought, heavy, hefty, irksome, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACKBREAKING — непосильный
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BACKBREAKING — непосильный
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BACKBREAKING — adj. изнурительный, непосильный
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BACKBREAKING — adj. изнурительный, непосильный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BACKBREAKING — непосильный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BACKBREAKING — непосильный
Англо-Русский словарь
BACKBREAKING — adj. Pronunciation: - ˌ br ā -ki ŋ Function: adjective Date: 1851 : extremely arduous, exhausting, or demoralizing : OPPRESSIVE …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WEARING — wear ‧ ing /ˈweərɪŋ $ ˈwer-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wear , ↑ underwear , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIRING — tir ‧ ing /ˈtaɪərɪŋ $ ˈtaɪr-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ tired , ↑ tireless , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRUELING — gru ‧ el ‧ ling BrE AmE British English , grueling American English /ˈɡruː ə lɪŋ/ adjective [ Date: 1800-1900 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRUELLING — gru ‧ el ‧ ling BrE AmE British English , grueling American English /ˈɡruː ə lɪŋ/ adjective [ Date: 1800-1900 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FATIGUING — fa ‧ tigu ‧ ing /fəˈtiːɡɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective formal extremely tiring SYN exhausting • • • THESAURUS ▪ tiring …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXHAUSTING — ex ‧ haust ‧ ing /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ $ -ˈzɒːs-/ BrE AmE adjective making you feel extremely tired: an exhausting process It …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIFFICULT — INDEX: 1. difficult to do or understand 2. needing a lot of skill, hard work, and determination 3. needing a …
Longman Activator English vocab

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