Neck - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |nek|  American pronunciation of the word neck
Brit.  |nek|  British pronunciation of the word neck

noun

- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body (syn: cervix)
he admired her long graceful neck
the horse won by a neck
- a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
the banjo had a long neck
the bottle had a wide neck
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck

verb

- kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion (syn: make out)
The couple were necking in the back seat of the car

Extra examples

She craned her neck to see what was going on.

A giraffe is an animal with a very long neck.

He broke his neck in the accident.

He likes T-shirts with round necks.

He grabbed the neck of the bottle.

The young lovers necked on the park bench.

They were necking in the corner of the room.

He wore a blue shirt open at the neck.

He went on to win by a neck from Crofter.

They sat talking and necking in the car for another ten minutes.

They necked their Queen.

He necked a good share of beer.

Jean wore a string of pearls around her neck.

Mike rubbed the back of his neck.

You have a lot of tension in your neck muscles.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: neck
he/she/it: necks
present participle: necking
past tense: necked
past participle: necked
noun
singular: neck
plural: necks
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