to neck

Definition von to neck im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: The part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals; The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck; To make love; to snog; to intently kiss or cuddle
Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them.; The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted; To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate; The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts; The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening; The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg
Archegonia are surrounded early in their development by the juvenile perianth, through the slender beak of which the elongated neck of the fertilized archegonium protrudes.; To drink rapidly
In the dim light, punters sit sipping raspberry-flavoured Tokyo martinis, losing the freestyle sushi off their chopsticks or necking Asahi beer.; {n} a part of the body, of land a point; kubi; The constricted basal part of the segmented axes of a bamboo plant; a cut of meat from the neck of an animal; If you stick your neck out, you bravely say or do something that might be criticized or might turn out to be wrong. During my political life I've earned myself a reputation as someone who'll stick his neck out, a bit of a rebel; The part of a glass or plastic container where the bottle cross-section decreases to form the finish Net The fundamental total of consideration, after appropriate deductions have been made See Net Weight, Minimum Net Weight, Minimum The weight of all the product in the container, including brine or sauce, but not including the weight of the container Neutralize To adjust the pH of a solution to 7 0 (neutral) by the addition of an acid or a base Nutrients Compounds that promote biological growth; to have a millstone round your neck: see millstone the scruff of your neck: see scruff. if two people are necking, they kiss for a long time in a sexual way; (also "hosel") the part of the club into which the shaft is inserted Example: When the ball ricochets off the neck/hosel before it hits the clubface it is called a shank (Not recommended); The part of a bottle which slenderizes to form the finish; That portion of a case which grips the bullet In a bottlenecked case, that portion of the case in front of the shoulder; The front portion of the cartridge case into which the bullet is seated The "neck diameter" is the external measure of this feature; opening for the neck; the part of a garment near the neck opening the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk; {i} part of a body (of a man or animal) between the shoulders and the head; part of a garment that covers or surrounds the neck; cut of meat from the neck of an animal; long opening in the top of a bottle; insolence (Slang); To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; used with down; as, to neck down a shaft; That part of the projectile or blade that is narrowest and is in between the notches The topmost part of the hafting area of a notched artifact; Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body. She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly He was short and stocky, and had a thick neck; a narrow elongated projecting strip of land; If you say that someone is risking their neck, you mean they are doing something very dangerous, often in order to achieve something. I won't have him risking his neck on that motorcycle; In a competition, especially an election, if two or more competitors are neck and neck, they are level with each other and have an equal chance of winning. The latest polls indicate that the two main parties are neck and neck The party is running neck-and-neck with Labour; the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root; A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft; The part of a guitar which houses the fret board; The section of reduced diameter between the body and the shank of the drill; the part of a shirt, dress, etc., which fits a persons neck; That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board; A constricted portion of a bone immediately below the "head"; Part connecting the head to the main part of the body; (aka: "hosel") the part of the club into which the shaft is inserted Example: "When the ball ricochets off the neck/hosel before it hits the clubface it is called a shank "; The neck of an article of clothing such as a shirt, dress, or sweater is the part which surrounds your neck. the low, ruffled neck of her blouse He wore a blue shirt open at the neck; When a bottle of beer is served by the neck it is not poured into a glass Two bottles of lager by the neck please; The long, narrow piece of wood extending out from the body to the headstock It serves as a platform for the fretboard and frets; If you say that someone is in some sort of trouble or criminal activity up to their neck, you mean that they are deeply involved in it. He is probably up to his neck in debt; {f} (Slang) kiss and caress, "make out" (usually about teenagers); kill a bird for food preparation by chopping its head off at the neck; strangle; If two people are necking, they are kissing each other in a sexual way. They sat talking and necking in the car for another ten minutes I found myself behind a curtain, necking with my best friend's wife. = snog; Part of a vessel which joins the body to the rim, the profile of which may be conical, curving or cylindrical; If you say that someone is breathing down your neck, you mean that they are watching you very closely and checking everything you do. Most farmers have bank managers breathing down their necks; Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd; A horse's neck should be sufficient in scope to provide adequate wind for the horse and be well tied in at the withers, while not being too low or "ewe necked " A horse with a well-muscled, well-proportioned neck has a longer, more rhythmic stride and can more easily maintain its balance when running An easy, rhythmic stride will cause less fatigue while racing Fatigue can increase the chances of injury; a cut of meat from the neck of an animal a narrow elongated projecting strip of land kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car; The neck of something such as a bottle or a guitar is the long narrow part at one end of it. Catherine gripped the broken neck of the bottle; kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"; The smaller diameter end sections of the Balloon, typically a Balloon has one proximal and one distal neck The proximal neck is generally a larger diameter and a thinner wall thickness than the distal neck; The upper section of the saxophone to which the mouthpiece is attached Back; (1) The narrow strip of land which connects a PENINSULA with the mainland, or connects two ridges (2) The narrow band (rip) of water flowing seaward through the SURF See also RIP CURRENT See Figure 7; {s} pertaining to or located near one's neck; close; To make out; to snog; to intently kiss or cuddle; Operator () separating head from body in a clause; The projecting part of a stringed instrument, to which the fingerboard is attached; the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts; opening for the neck; the part of a garment near the neck opening; Someone or something that is from your neck of the woods is from the same part of the country as you are. It's so good to see you. What brings you to this neck of the woods?; The part of a container where the shoulder cross section area decreases to form the finish; Tamgartt