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neck 
[nek] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
[nek] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
—Idioms
| 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, esp. 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. |
| 15. | Informal. (of two persons) to embrace, kiss, and caress one another amorously. |
| 16. | Informal. to embrace, kiss, and caress (someone) amorously. |
| 17. | to strangle or behead. |
| 18. | be up to one's neck, Informal. to have a surfeit; be overburdened: Right now she's up to her neck in work. |
| 19. | break one's neck, Informal. to make a great effort: We broke our necks to get there on time. |
| 20. | get it in the neck, Slang.
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| 21. | neck and neck, even or very close; indeterminate as to the outcome: They were coming toward the finish line neck and neck. |
| 22. | neck of the woods, Informal. neighborhood, area, or vicinity: Next time you're in this neck of the woods, drop in. |
| 23. | stick one's neck out, Informal. to expose oneself to danger, disaster, failure, disgrace, etc.; take a risk: He stuck his neck out by supporting an unpopular candidate. |
| 24. | win by a neck,
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[Origin: bef. 900; ME nekke, OE hnecca, c. D nek nape of neck; akin to G Nacken, ON hnakki nape of neck]
] —Related forms
necker, noun
neckless, adjective
necklike, adjective
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| beard
(bîrd) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. beard·ed, beard·ing, beards
[Middle English berd, from Old English beard; see bhardh-ā- in Indo-European roots.] beard'less adj. |
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| neck
(něk) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. necked, neck·ing, necks v. intr. Informal To kiss and caress amorously. v. tr. To strangle or decapitate (a fowl). [Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca.] neck'less adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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neck
O.E. hnecca "neck, back of the neck" (a fairly rare word) from P.Gmc. *khnekkon "the nape of the neck" (cf. O.Fris. hnekka, M.Du. necke, O.N. hnakkr, O.H.G. hnach, Ger. Nacken "neck"), with no certain cognates outside Gmc., though some suggest PIE *knok- "high point, ridge" (cf. O.Ir. cnocc, Welsh cnwch, O.Bret. cnoch "hill"). The more usual O.E. words were hals (the general Gmc. word, cf. Goth., O.N., Dan., Swed., Du., Ger. hals), cognate with L. collum (see collar); and swira, probably also from a PIE root meaning "column" (cf. Skt. svaru- "post"). The verb meaning "to kiss, embrace, caress" is first recorded 1825 (implied in necking) in northern England dial., from the noun. Neckerchief is 1382, from kerchief (q.v.). Phrase neck of the woods (Amer.Eng.) is attested from 1780 in the sense of "narrow stretch of woods;" 1839 with meaning "settlement in a wooded region." Neckline of a garment is from 1904. To stick one's neck out "take a risk" is first recorded 1926, Amer.Eng. Horses running neck and neck is attested from 1799.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| neck | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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" |
| 2. | a narrow elongated projecting strip of land |
| 3. | a cut of meat from the neck of an animal |
| 4. | 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" |
| 5. | an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck |
verb | |
| 1. | kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
neck
In addition to the idioms beginning with neck, also see albatross around one's neck; break one's back (neck); breathe down someone's neck; dead from the neck up; millstone around one's neck; pain in the neck; risk life and limb (one's neck); save someone's bacon (neck); stick one's neck out; up to one's ears (neck).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
neck (něk)
n.
- The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders or trunk.
- A narrow or constricted part of a structure, as of a bone or an organ, that joins its parts; a cervix.
- The part of a tooth between the crown and the root.
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Neck City, MO (city, FIPS 51356) Location: 37.25627 N, 94.44360 W
Population (1990): 132 (59 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Great Neck Estates, NY (village, FIPS 30191) Location: 40.78495 N, 73.73912 W
Population (1990): 2790 (963 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Great Neck Plaza, NY (village, FIPS 30213) Location: 40.78687 N, 73.72647 W
Population (1990): 5897 (3612 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Little Neck, NY Zip code(s): 11362, 11363
Colts Neck, NJ Zip code(s): 07722
Mill Neck, NY (village, FIPS 47405) Location: 40.88010 N, 73.55620 W
Population (1990): 977 (404 housing units)
Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11765
Mason Neck, VA Zip code(s): 22079
Long Neck, DE (CDP, FIPS 43245) Location: 38.62012 N, 75.15104 W
Population (1990): 886 (1649 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 19966
Indian Neck, VA Zip code(s): 23148
Scotland Neck, NC (town, FIPS 59780) Location: 36.13029 N, 77.42127 W
Population (1990): 2575 (1066 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27874
Durants Neck, NC Zip code(s): 27944
Great Neck, NY (village, FIPS 30169) Location: 40.80235 N, 73.73337 W
Population (1990): 8745 (3450 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11020, 11021, 11023
Eatons Neck, NY (CDP, FIPS 23316) Location: 40.93060 N, 73.40191 W
Population (1990): 1499 (563 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 7.7 sq km (water)
Cove Neck, NY (village, FIPS 18597) Location: 40.88438 N, 73.49663 W
Population (1990): 332 (143 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Hewlett Neck, NY (village, FIPS 34319) Location: 40.62471 N, 73.69724 W
Population (1990): 547 (185 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Neck
Neck\, n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.]1. 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. 2. Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal; as: (a) The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd. (b) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts. (c) (Mus.) 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. 3. (Mech.) 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. 4. (Bot.) the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root. Neck and crop, completely; wholly; altogether; roughly and at once. [Colloq.] Neck and neck (Racing), so nearly equal that one cannot be said to be before the other; very close; even; side by side. Neck of a capital. (Arch.) See Gorgerin. Neck of a cascabel (Gun.), the part joining the knob to the base of the breech. Neck of a gun, the small part of the piece between the chase and the swell of the muzzle. Neck of a tooth (Anat.), the constriction between the root and the crown. Neck or nothing (Fig.), at all risks. Neck verse. (a) The verse formerly read to entitle a party to the benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse of the fifty-first Psalm, "Miserere mei," etc. --Sir W. Scott. (b) Hence, a verse or saying, the utterance of which decides one's fate; a shibboleth. These words, "bread and cheese," were their neck verse or shibboleth to distinguish them; all pronouncing "broad and cause," being presently put to death. --Fuller. Neck yoke. (a) A bar by which the end of the tongue of a wagon or carriage is suspended from the collars of the harnesses. (b) A device with projecting arms for carrying things (as buckets of water or sap) suspended from one's shoulders. On the neck of, immediately after; following closely. "Commiting one sin on the neck of another." --W. Perkins. Stiff neck, obstinacy in evil or wrong; inflexible obstinacy; contumacy. "I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck." --Deut. xxxi. 27. To break the neck of, to destroy the main force of. "What they presume to borrow from her sage and virtuous rules . . . breaks the neck of their own cause." --Milton. To harden the neck, to grow obstinate; to be more and more perverse and rebellious. --Neh. ix. 17. To tread on the neck of, to oppress; to tyrannize over.
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Neck
Neck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Necked; p. pr. & vb. n. Necking.] (Mech.) 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.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Neck
used sometimes figuratively. To "lay down the neck" (Rom. 16:4) is to hazard one's life. Threatenings of coming judgments are represented by the prophets by their laying bands upon the people's necks (Deut. 28:48; Isa. 10:27; Jer. 27:2). Conquerors put their feet on the necks of their enemies as a sign of their subjection (Josh. 10:24; 2 Sam. 22:41).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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