neck
neck/nek/
noun
- the part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body."she is wearing a silk scarf around her neck"synonyms: nape, scruff, cervix, scrag, halse
- a narrow part of something, resembling a neck in shape or position.
- the length of a horse's head and neck as a measure of its lead in a race."the colt won the 122nd running of the Midsummer Derby by a neck"
verb
- (of two people) kiss and caress amorously."we started necking on the sofa"synonyms: kiss, caress, pet, smooch, canoodle, snog, play kissy-face, make out, spoon
- swallow (something, especially a drink)."after necking some beers, we left the bar"
- form a narrowed part at a particular point when subjected to tension."the nylon filament necks down to a fraction of its original diameter"
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Neck, in land vertebrates, the portion of the body joining the head to the shoulders and chest. Some important structures contained in or passing through ...
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