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neck  (nk) n. 1. The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders or trunk. 2. The part of a garment around or near the neck. 3. Anatomy a. A narrow or constricted part of a structure, as of a bone or organ, that joins its parts; a cervix. b. The part of a tooth between the crown and the root. 4. A relatively narrow elongation, projection, or connecting part: a neck of land; the neck of a flask. 5. Music The narrow part along which the strings of an instrument extend to the pegs. 6. Printing See beard. 7. Geology Solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano. 8. The siphon of a bivalve mollusk, such as a clam. 9. A narrow margin: won by a neck. v. necked, neck·ing, necks v.intr. Informal To kiss and caress amorously. v.tr. To strangle or decapitate (a fowl). Idioms: neck and neck So close that the lead between competitors is virtually indeterminable. up to (one's) neck Deeply involved or occupied fully: I'm up to my neck in paperwork. [Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca.] neckless adj.

neck Devils Tower, Wyoming; the nation's first national monument, designated in 1906

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neck

Noun

1. the part of the body connecting the head with the rest of the body

2. the part of a garment around the neck

3. the long narrow part of a bottle or violin

4. the length of a horse's head and neck taken as the distance by which one horse beats another in a race: to win by a neck

5. Informal impudence

6. by a neck by a very small margin: she held on to win by a neck

7. get it in the neck Informal to be reprimanded or punished severely

8. neck and neck absolutely level in a race or competition

9. neck of the woods Informal a particular area: how did they get to this neck of the woods?

10. stick one's neck out Informal to risk criticism or ridicule by speaking one's mind

11. up to one's neck in Informal to be deeply involved in: he was up to his neck in the scandal

Verb

Informal (of two people) to kiss each other passionately [Old English hnecca]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck" cervix body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" external body part - any body part visible externally dewlap - a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck thymus gland, thymus - a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age arteria carotis, carotid artery - either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta areteria cervicalis, cervical artery - an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck jugular, jugular vein, vena jugularis - veins in the neck that return blood from the head trachea, windpipe - membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi bull neck - a thick short powerful neck nape, nucha, scruff - the back side of the neck pharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone cervical vertebra, neck bone - one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle - one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head
	2.	neck - a narrow elongated projecting strip of land dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
	3.	neck - a cut of meat from the neck of an animal cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass scrag end, scrag - the lean end of a neck of veal scrag - lean end of the neck
	4.	neck - 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" part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
	5.	neck - an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck neck opening collar, neckband - a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" neckline - the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" V neck - the neck of a garment has the shape in front of the letter V
Verb	1.	neck - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" make out smooch, spoon - snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others pet - stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb" bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, make love, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out, know - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

Translations

neck [nɛk] n (ANAT) → cuello; [of animal] → pescuezo

vi → besuquearse;

neck and neck → parejos;

to stick one's neck out (col) → arriesgarse

neck [nɛk] n → cou m [of horse, garment]; encolure f [of bottle]; goulot m

vi (inf) → se peloter;

neck and neck → à égalité;

to stick one's neck out (inf) → se mouiller

neck [nɛk] n → Hals m;

(of shirt, dress, jumper) → Ausschnitt m

vi (inf) → knutschen;

neck and neck → Kopf an Kopf;

to stick one's neck out (inf) → seinen Kopf riskieren

neck [nɛk] n → collo; [of garment] → colletto

vi (col) → pomiciare, sbaciucchiarsi;

neck and neck → testa a testa;

to stick one's neck out (col) → rischiare (forte)

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n neck [nek]

1 the part of the body between the head and chest She wore a scarf around her neck. hals, nek عُنُق، رَقَبَه шия krk hals der Hals λαιμός cuello kael گردن kaula cou צַווָאר गरदन vrat nyak leher háls collo 首 목 kaklas, sprandas kakls leher nek; hals hals szyja pescoço gât шея krk vrat vrat hals ลำคอ boyun 脖子 шия گردن cổ 脖子

2 the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body The neck of that shirt is dirty. nek قَبَّه врат límec hals der Kragen γιακάς cuello kaelus یقه kaulus col צַווָארוֹן गला ovratnik gallér kerah hálsmál collo, colletto えり (의복의) 목 부분, 옷깃 apykaklė apkakle leher kraag halsutskjæring/-utringning kołnierzyk colarinho guler воротник golier ovratnik okovratnik halsringning, krage คอเสื้อ yaka, boyun 衣領 комір کالر کا پچھلا حصہ cổ áo 衣领

3 anything like a neck in shape or position the neck of a bottle. nek عُنْق القَنّينَه гърло hrdlo hals; -hals der Hals (der Flaschenhals) λαιμός (για αντικείμενο που έχει τέτοιο σχήμα) cuello kael گردنه kaula col, goulot צְווָאר הַבָּקבּוּק गला, गरदन grljak boce nyak (alakú rész) leher flöskuháls collo 頚部 목걸이 kaklelis kakls, kakliņš leher hals (flaske)hals szyjka gargalo lănţişor, colier горлышко hrdlo vrat vrat hals คอขวด boyun, boğaz 頸狀物 шийка گردن کي شکل کي چيز phần cổ 颈状物

n ˈnecklace [-ləs]

a string of jewels, beads etc worn around the neck a diamond necklace. halssnoer عِقْد огърлица náhrdelník halskæde; -halskæde der Halskette περιδέραιο, κολιέ collar kaelakee گردن بند kaulakoru collier מַחרוֹזֶת कंठी, कंठहार ogrlica nyaklánc kalung hálsmen collana ネックレス 목걸이 vėrinys, karoliai kaklarota rantai leher halssnoer halsbånd/-kjede/-smykke naszyjnik colar lănţişor, colier ожерелье náhrdelník ogrlica ogrlica halsband สร้อยคอ gerdanlık, kolye 項圈 намисто گلے کا ہار chuỗi hạt 项圈

n ˈneckline

the edge of a piece of clothing at or around a person's neck The dress has a very low neckline. halslyn تَقْويرَة القَبَّه деколте výstřih halsudskæring der Ausschnitt ντεκολτέ escote kaelus, dekoltee یقه kaula-aukko encolure קַו צַווָאר, מַחֲשׂוֹף गले की रेखा izrez oko vrata,duboki dekolte (nyak)kivágás garis leher hálsmál scollatura えりぐり (여성복의) 네크라인 iškirptė izgriezums; kakla līnija leher baju halslijn halsutringning/-utskjæring dekolt decote linia gâtului вырез výstrih izrez dekolte hals-, urringning คอเสื้อ yaka 領口 виріз گلے کے کپڑے کا کنارہ viền cổ 领口

n ˈnecktie

(American) a man's tie. das, strikkie رَبْطَة العُنُق вратовръзка vázanka slips die Krawatte γραβάτα corbata lips کراوات solmio cravate עֲנִיבָה कंठबंध kravata nyakkendő dasi hálsbindi cravatta ネクタイ 넥타이 kaklaraištis kaklasaite tali leher stropdas slips krawat gravata cravată галстук kravata kravata kravata slips เน็กไท kravat 領帶 краватка, галстук ٹائي ca vát 领带

neck and neck

(in a race) exactly equal The horses were neck and neck as they came up to the finish. gelykop عُنْقاً لِعُنْق، مُتَساوِيان наравно v jedné čáře stå lige Kopf an Kopf στήθος με στήθος ir parejos võrdne, kõrvuti شانه به شانه rinta rinnan à égalité צְמוּדִים साथ-साथ, बिल्कुल बराबर tijesna utrka,neizvjesan ishod fej fej mellett sejajar hnífjafnir testa a testa, alla pari せり合って 비등하게, 엇비슷하게 beveik kartu, lygiai pilnīgi vienādi sama-sama di hadapan nek aan nek side om side łeb w łeb emparelhado la egalitate голова в голову v jednej rovine bok ob boku izjednačen jämsides, i bredd คู่คี่กันมาก baş başa, burun buruna 并駕齊驅 голова в голову برابر کي ngang nhau 并驾齐驱