26984 words

neck

11 definitions • 11 examples
1
the part of the body that joins the head to the shoulders:

Examples:

He had the thickest neck I'd ever seen.
She wore a gold chain around her neck.
2
the part of a piece of clothing that goes around a person's neck:

Examples:

This sweater's too tight in the neck.
He wasn't wearing a tie and his shirt was open at the neck.
a low-neck dress
3
part of a hollow object that is at the top and is narrower than the part below it:

Examples:

the neck of a bottle/guitar
4
a narrow part of a body part:

Examples:

cancer of the neck of the uterus
5
to kiss and hold a person in a sexual way
6
to drink something, especially alcohol, very quickly:

Examples:

He's necked two bottles of wine already.
7
the part of the body that joins the head to the shoulders:

Examples:

She rubbed her neck.
8
The neck of a piece of clothing is the part that goes around a person’s neck:

Examples:

His shirt was open at the neck.
9
A neck is also a narrow part near the top of an object such as a bottle:

Examples:

a vase with a long neck
10
A neck is also the long, narrow part of a string instrument, such as a guitar, on which the strings are pressed in order to produce different notes.
11
to kiss someone for a long time

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