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    back-breaking

    adjective

    • 1. (of manual labour) physically demanding: "a day's back-breaking work"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBACKBREAKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Backbreaking means needing a lot of hard, physical effort and making you feel extremely tired. See how to use this adjective in sentences and synonyms, translations and pronunciation.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › backbreakingBackbreaking Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : extremely arduous, exhausting, or demoralizing. backbreaking labor. backbreaking rents. backbreaker. ˈbak-ˌbrā-kər. noun. Synonyms. arduous. Augean. challenging. demanding. difficult. effortful. exacting. formidable. grueling. gruelling. hard. heavy. hellacious. herculean. killer.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBACK-BREAKING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Back-breaking means very hard and tiring physical work. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences with synonyms and collocations from Collins Dictionary.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › backbreakingBACKBREAKING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Backbreaking definition: demanding great effort, endurance, etc.; exhausting. See examples of BACKBREAKING used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › backbreakingBackbreaking - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    backbreaking. When something is backbreaking it requires a lot of physically difficult work. You'll be exhausted after a long day of backbreaking work on a farm. Backbreaking work doesn't literally break your back, but it will probably make it ache, which explains the origin of this adjective.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › back-breakingback-breaking - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of back-breaking adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › back-breakingBack-breaking - definition of back-breaking by The Free...

    Back-breaking means exhausting, hard, or difficult work that causes back pain or injury. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective in English and Spanish.