Definitions for neck
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neck, cervixnoun

   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. necknoun

   a narrow elongated projecting strip of land

3. necknoun

   a cut of meat from the neck of an animal

4. necknoun

   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. neck, neck openingverb

   an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck

6. neck, make outverb

   kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion

   "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. necknoun

   The part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.

2. necknoun

   The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.

3. necknoun

   The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.

4. necknoun

   The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.

5. necknoun

   The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.

6. necknoun

   The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted

7. neckverb

   To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate

8. neckverb

   To make love; to snog; to intently kiss or cuddle.

   Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them.

9. neckverb

   To drink rapidly.

10. Etymology: From nekke, from hnecca 'neck, nape', from hnakkô 'nape, back of the head' (compare Dutch nek, German Nacken, Danish nakke), from knok (cf. Tocharian A kñuk 'neck, nape'), mutated variant of *kneug/k (cf. Old English hnocc 'hook, penis', Welsh cnwch 'joint, knob', Latvian knaūķis 'dwarf', Ancient Greek 'to draw together').

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NECKnoun

   Etymology: hneca , Saxon; neck, Dutch.

   1. The part between the head and body.

   He’ll beat Bufidius’ head below his knee,
   And tread upon his neck. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   The length of the face twice exceedeth that of the neck. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   She clapp’d her leathern wing against your towr’s,
   And thrust out her long neck, ev’n to your doors. Dryd.

   I look on the tucker to be the ornament and defence of the female neck. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 109.

   2. A long narrow part.

   The access of the town was only by a neck of land, between the sea on the one part, and the harbour water on the other. Francis Bacon.

   Thou walk’st as on a narrow mountain’s neck,
   A dreadful height, with scanty room to tread. Dryden.

   3. On the neck; immediately after; from one following another closely.

   He depos’d the king,
   And, on the neck of that, task’d the whole state. William Shakespeare.

   Instantly on the neck of this came news, that Ferdinando and Isabella, had concluded a peace. Francis Bacon.

   4. To break the neck of an affair; to hinder any thing being done; or, to do more than half.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neck

   A neck is the part of the body that connects the head to the rest of the body. It is made up of various tissues and structures including the spinal cord, muscles, ligaments and blood vessels. In humans, it allows for rotation and motion of the head, and serves as a conduit for nerves and vessels. In wider context, the term neck can also refer to the narrow part of certain objects, such as the neck of a bottle or a guitar.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Necknoun

   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. Necknoun

   any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal

3. Necknoun

   the long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd

4. Necknoun

   a long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts

5. Necknoun

   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

6. Necknoun

   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

7. Necknoun

   the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root

8. Neckverb

   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

9. Neck

   to kiss and caress amorously

10. Etymology: [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neck

   The neck is the part of the body, on many terrestrial or secondarily aquatic vertebrates, that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk. The adjective signifying "of the neck" is cervical.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neck

   nek, n. the part of an animal's body between the head and trunk: anything that resembles the neck: a long narrow part or corner: (fig.) life: the flesh of the neck and adjoining parts.—v.t. to break the neck or cut off the head.—ns. Neck′atee, a neckerchief; Neck′-band, the part of a shirt encircling the neck; Neck′-bear′ing, that part of a shaft which rotates in the bearing proper, a journal; Neck′beef, the coarse flesh of the neck of cattle; Neck′cloth, a piece of folded cloth worn round the neck by men as a band or cravat, the ends hanging down often of lace.—adj. Necked, having a neck of a certain kind.—ns. Neck′erchief, a kerchief for the neck; Neck′lace, a lace or string of beads or precious stones worn on the neck by women; Neck′let, a simple form of necklace; Neck′-mould, a small moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital; Neck′-piece, the part of a suit of armour that protects the neck: an ornamental frill round the neck of a gown; Neck′tie, a tie or cloth for the neck; Neck′verse, the verse (usually Ps. li. 1) in early times placed before a prisoner claiming benefit-of-clergy, in order to test his ability to read, which, if he could do, he was burned in the hand and set free (see Benefit).—n. Stiff′neck (see Stiff).—Neck and crop, completely; Neck and neck, exactly equal: side by side; Neck or nothing, risking everything.—Harden the neck, to grow more obstinate; Tread on the neck of, to oppress or tyrannise over. [A.S. hnecca; Ger. nacken.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NECK

   A close connection between chin and chest, used for the display of linen, silk, furs, jewelry and skin, fitted with gullet, windpipe, hunger and thirst, and devoted to the rubber industry.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neck

   The elbow or part connecting the blade and socket of a bayonet. Goose-neck, at the ends of booms, to connect them with the sides, or at the yard-arm for the studding-sail boom-iron.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neck

   The elbow or part connecting the blade and socket of a bayonet.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neck

   An element of the body that connects the head to the shoulders.

   Our neck is a vital part of our bodily structure as it is important for our structure.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 31, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neck

   the slender connecting structure between head and thorax of such insects as have the head free: any contraction of the head at its juncture with the thorax.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NECK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Neck is ranked #87663 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Neck surname appeared 212 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Neck.
   
   72.6% or 154 total occurrences were White.
   20.2% or 43 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.3% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Cut Of Meat
   • External Body Part
   • Land
   • Part

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'neck' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1873

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'neck' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2022

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'neck' in Nouns Frequency: #767

How to pronounce neck?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say neck in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of neck in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of neck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of neck in a Sentence

1. Rita Rudner:

   My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.

2. Dr. Jose P. Rizal:

   It breaks immortality's neck. Contemplates crime and therefore halts it; It humbles barbarous nations, And makes of savages, champions! ("Por La Education")

3. Arif Kamal:

   These HPV-related head and neck cancers are more aggressive than the non-HPV-related cancers.

4. Geoffrey Berman:

   Ray put a knife to one male victims throat, brandished a knife and threatened to dismember another male victim, grabbed a third male victim around the neck until he passed out, slapped a female victim and grabbed another female victim by her head before shoving her to the ground, after enduring Rays abuse, seven of his victims falsely confessed to having harmed or attempted to harm Ray. Ray, who sometimes recorded these false confessions, then used these false confessions to extort money from his victims.

5. Angi McClure:

   They tend to hold a lot of tension, and [massaging them] can resonate not only in the neck, but also emotionally in the head.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=neck
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Neck
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=neck
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=neck
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=neck
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=neck
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=neck
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=neck
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html