neck

Definition of neck in English English dictionary: 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; 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; kubi
neck and crop: completely and with violence
She turned him neck and crop out of the house.
neck and neck: Very close in progress, as in a race or contest
The polls suggest that the candidates were neck and neck in the election.
neck down: to alter a cartridge by forcing it into a smaller calibre and size
neck of the woods: A local neighbourhood or region
neck of the woods: A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar
neck oil: Beer
The neck oil was to flow profusely in Newquay that night.
neck ring: A metal ring worn around one's neck, used as jewelry
neck-gable: a type of gable in vogue between the 17th and the 18th centuries in the Netherlands with a rectangular body (resembling a neck, hence the name) in place of the usual triangular shape found with a regular gable
neck and neck: close together, side by side (in a race)
neck and neck: inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition; "as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair"
neck and neck: even or close in a race or competition or comparison; "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck
neck and crop: completely and with force
neck and heels: everything and quickly
neck brace: a brace worn to steady the neck
neck brace: {i} thick bandage or rigid device worn on the neck to prevent movement (after an injury, etc.)
neck exercise: exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles
neck of the woods: A region; a neighborhood
neck ruff: choker: a high tight collar
neck sweetbread: edible thymus gland of an animal
neck-chain: collar, necklace, chain or jewelry worn around the neck
neck-deep: deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks in debt
albatross around one's neck: something that one is associated with that keeps one from succeeding in what they want to achieve
He bought the properties last year hoping to make a profit out of reselling them; however, with the economic downturn, they have now become an albatross around his neck.
albatross round one's neck: Alternative form of albatross around one's neck
brass neck: Gall, shamelessness, cheek
brass neck: A person with gall
brass-neck: To behave boldly or shamelessly
breathe down someone's neck: To follow or supervise someone too closely, making it uncomfortable for them
My boss never lets me get on with my work. He's always breathing down my neck and checking up on me.
crew neck: Occasionally, a collar whose front is meant to ride up onto the neck, sometimes to Adam's apple level, more often termed as high crew
crew neck: Referring to the collar of pullover garments, where the collar circles the neck, usually of sweaters and T-shirts. Often crew necked
crew neck: Any garment with a crew neck
drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators: When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent
jewel-neck: A round neckline that follows the base of the neck
nape of the neck: nape, back of the neck
necked: Having some specific type of neck
necked: Simple past tense and past participle of neck
pain in the neck: Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient
pencil-neck: An insubstantial person; a weakling
That pencil-neck from systems isn't going tell me what I can't do.
pencil-neck: A person with a very thin neck
polo-neck: A light type of shirt with such a collar
polo-neck: A high collar covering the neck; a turtleneck
red neck syndrome: Alternate name for red man syndrome
ring-neck: having (a) colored ring(s) around the neck, notably said of animal species
stick one's neck out: To take a risk, putting oneself in a vulnerable position
lateral vascular neck restraint: The lateral vascular neck restraint (also called sleeper hold) is utilized blood restriction hold in law enforcement, and can be performed from behind the suspect (or from the front when the officer is "on top" of the suspect) by putting an arm around the neck of the suspect, with the crook of the elbow over the midline of the neck. By pinching the arm together while assisting with the free hand, the carotid arteries and jugular veins were compressed on both sides of the neck
a pain in the neck: (deyim) Someone or something that is very annoying
That child is a real pain in the neck.
be a pain in the neck: Be very annoying
pain in the neck: Someone or something that is very annoying
That child is a real pain in the neck.
put one's neck on the block: (deyim) Risk doing something which will make other people lose their good opinion of you if it fails. Usage notes: In the past, the block was a large piece of wood on which criminals had their heads cut off
put one's neck on the block: (deyim) Take great risks for someone or something; go to a lot of trouble or difficulty for someone or something; attempt to gain favor for someone or something
webbed neck: A webbed neck is a description of a skin fold that runs along the sides of the neck down to the shoulders. There are many variants. It is a feature of Turner syndrome and Noonan's syndrome, as well as the rarer Klippel-Feil syndrome. It is often visible on babies, look like loose folds of skin on the childs neck. As the growth of the child occurs the skin stretches out to look like there is little or no neck
wring somebody's neck: (deyim) Used when you are very angry with someone: I’ll wring her neck when I get hold of her!
wring somebody's neck: (deyim) Punish someone who makes you upset or angry
The neck: swire
crew neck: a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters
necked: {s} having a certain type of neck (i.e. short-necked); having a collar
necked: Having a neck or neckline of a specified kind. Often used in combination: a long-necked bird; a low-necked dress
necked: past of neck
necked: Cracked; said of a treenail
necked: having a neck or having a neck especially as specified (often used in combination)
necked: Having (such) a neck; chiefly used in composition; as, stiff- necked
necker: a lover who necks
necking: Local reduction of the cross-sectional area of metal by stretching
necking: Localized reduction of cross-sectional area of a specimen under tensile load It is disregarded in calculating engineering stress but is taken into account in determining true stress
necking: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
necking: the elongation and contraction in area which occurs when a ductile metal fails in tension
necking: Same as Neckmold
necking: the molding at the top of a column
necking: Ornament at the top of a column, bottom of the capital
necking: reduction of the cross-sectional area of a material in a localized area caused by uniaxial tension
necking: local reduction of a cross-sectional area of a tensile specimen that may occur during loading
necking: Refers to the operation of cutting a groove of predetermined depth in a workpiece
necking: present participle of neck
necks: third-person singular of neck
necks: plural of neck
the neck: cervical spine

neck

Turkish pronunciation

nek

Synonyms

french kiss, grope, pet, snuggle, smooch

Pronunciation

/ˈnek/ /ˈnɛk/

Etymology

[ 'nek ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca 'neck, nape', from Proto-Germanic *xnakkōn 'nape, back of the head' (compare Dutch nek, German Nacken, Danish nakke), from Proto-Indo-European *knok (cf. Tocharian A kñuk 'neck, nape'), mutated variant of *kneug/k (cf. Old English hnocc 'hook, penis', Welsh cnwch 'joint, knob', Latvian knaūķis 'dwarf', Ancient Greek knychóō 'to draw together').