backbreaker

Grueling hard labor

Backbreaker refers to any task or burden so demanding it could figuratively break your back—exhausting physical labor, an overwhelming workload, or a crushing financial obligation: Moving all that furniture was a real backbreaker.

In wrestling, a backbreaker is a move where one wrestler drops an opponent's spine across their knee.

wrestling

finishing move

Decisive combat-ending technique

submissionYielding to another's will
holdMaintain in grasp
slamForceful impact or closure

maneuver · pin · grapple · takedown · suplex · piledriver · powerbomb · ring · mat · opponent

grueling

arduous

Demanding strenuous effort

gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
strenuousRequiring intense exertion

punishing · taxing · demanding · onerous · burdensome · toilsome · draining · crushing · relentless · oppressive

painful

ache

Persistent dull discomfort

agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
spinalOf the backbone
lumbarOf the lower spine

strain · injury · soreness · throbbing · chronic · acute · debilitating · inflammation · muscle · vertebrae

challenge

puzzle

Challenge testing ingenuity

conundrumPerplexing problem or question
brain-teaserChallenging mental puzzle
riddlePuzzling question to solve

enigma · problem · obstacle · stumper · ordeal · trial · gauntlet · nightmare · uphill battle · slog

backbreaker

finishing move

arduous

ache

puzzle

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