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risked one's neck

risked one's neck is the simple past and past participle of risk one's neck.

Meaning of risk one's neck

Verb

risk one's neck (third-person singular simple present risks one's neck, present participle risking one's neck, simple past and past participle risked one's neck)

  1. (figuratively) Take a big risk.
    • That's their job. If I risk my own neck, it's reckless; if they risk my neck, it's criminal.2013, David Spiegelhalter, Michael Blastland, The Norm Chronicles […] , Profile Books, →ISBN, page 167

Questions about risked one's neck

What is risked one's neck the simple past and past participle of?
Risked one's neck is the simple past and past participle of risk one's neck.

Words near risked one's neck in the dictionary

  1. risked it for the biscuit
  2. risked it to get the biscuit
  3. risked life and limb
  4. risked one's life
  5. risked one's life and limb
  6. risked one's neck
  7. risker
  8. riskers
  9. Riskes
  10. riskest
  11. risketh

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