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Neck
nɛk
- 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"
- the part of a garment that is around or close to the neck
"her dress had three buttons at the neck undone"
- meat from an animal's neck
"neck of lamb"
- a person's neck regarded as bearing a burden of responsibility or guilt
"he'll be stuck with a loan around his neck"
- a narrow connecting or end part of something
- the part of a bottle or other container near the mouth
"he seized the neck of the whisky bottle"
- a narrow piece of land or sea, such as an isthmus or channel
"the narrow neck of land between loch and sea"
- a narrow part near one end of an organ, such as the uterus
"the neck of the womb, usually called the cervix"
- the part of a violin, guitar, or other similar instrument that bears the fingerboard
- a column of solidified lava or igneous rock formed in a volcanic vent, especially when exposed by erosion
- a narrow supporting part in a plant, especially the terminal part of the fruiting body in a fern, bryophyte, or fungus
- the length of a horse's head and neck as a measure of its lead in a race
"Dolpour won by a neck from Wood Dancer"
- swallow (something, especially a drink)
"after necking some beers, we left the bar"
- (of two people) kiss and caress amorously
"we started necking on the sofa"
- form a narrowed part at a particular point when subjected to tension
"the nylon filament necks down to a fraction of its original diameter"