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Meaning of 'neck' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Neck [ n.]
- The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.
- Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal
- The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.
- A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
- That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board.
- A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.
- the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.
2 . Neck [ v. t.]
- To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a shaft.
3 . Neck [ v. t. & i.]
- To kiss and caress amorously.

Meaning of 'neck' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . neck [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
Example in sentence:
  • he admired her long graceful neck;
  • the horse won by a neck
Meaning (2):
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
Example in sentence:
  • the banjo had a long neck;
  • the bottle had a wide neck
3 . neck [ v]
Meaning (3):
- kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
Example in sentence:
  • The couple were necking in the back seat of the car

Nearby Words:

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