Definitions for neck

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neck neck

Spelling: [nek]

IPA: /nɛk/

Neck is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 19 anagrams from letters in neck (cekn).

Definitions for neck

noun

1. the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
2. the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline.
3. the length of the neck of a horse or other animal as a measure in racing.
4. the slender part near the top of a bottle, vase, or similar object.
5. any narrow, connecting, or projecting part suggesting the neck of an animal.
6. a narrow strip of land, as an isthmus or a cape.
7. a strait.
8. the longer and more slender part of a violin or similar stringed instrument, extending from the body to the head.
9. Building Trades, Machinery. the part on a shank of a bolt next to the head, especially when it has a special form.
10. Anatomy. a narrowed part of a bone, organ, or the like.
11. Dentistry. the slightly narrowed region of a tooth between the crown and the root.
12. Printing. beard (def 5).
13. Architecture. a cylindrical continuation of the shaft of a column above the lower astragal of the capital, as in the Roman Doric and Tuscan orders.
14. Also called volcanic neck. Geology. the solidified lava or igneous rock filling a conduit leading either to a vent of an extinct volcano or to a laccolith.

Idioms

1. be up to one's neck, Informal. to have a surfeit; be overburdened:
2. break one's neck, Informal. to make a great effort:
3. get it in the neck, Slang. to suffer punishment or loss: to be rejected or dismissed: to be sharply reprimanded or scolded.
4. neck and neck, even or very close; indeterminate as to the outcome:
5. neck of the woods, Informal. neighborhood, area, or vicinity:
6. stick one's neck out, Informal. to expose oneself to danger, disaster, failure, disgrace, etc.; take a risk:
7. win by a neck, to win by a small amount or narrow margin. Racing. to be first by a head and neck; finish closely.

verb (used with object)

1. Informal. to embrace, kiss, and caress (someone) amorously.
2. to strangle or behead.

verb (used without object)

1. Informal. (of two persons) to embrace, kiss, and caress one another amorously.

Origin of neck

before 900; Middle English nekke, Old English hnecca, cognate with Dutch nek nape of neck; akin to German Nacken, Old Norse hnakki nape of neck

Examples for neck

She sobbed weakly in his arms, but her own arm was still tight about his neck.

I received many bruises on my collarbones, neck, chest, and shoulders.

But his fingers moved through her silky strands of hair, and then down her neck.

His chin rested on the thick plastic collar buckled around his neck.

Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo then sought to bring the hulking Garner down by yoking him around the neck.

She put her arms about her neck, and affectionately inquired the cause of her distress.

While she looked at one, she listened to the other, and her neck grew tired with turning.

Put a halter round her neck, and sell her for a pot of beer.

The 21-year-old was shot three times—twice in the back and once in the back of his neck.

The face, neck, and arms of the modest maiden were flushed with indignant crimson.