1
a(1)
: the part of an animal that connects the head with the body
(2)
: the siphon of a bivalve mollusk (such as a clam)
b
: the part of a garment that covers or is next to the neck
2
: a relatively narrow part suggestive of a neck: such as
a(1)
: the constricted end of a bottle
(2)
: the slender proximal end of a fruit
b
c
: the part of a stringed musical instrument extending from the body and supporting the fingerboard and strings
d
: a narrow stretch of land
f
: the part of a tooth between the crown and the root see tooth illustration
g
: a column of solidified magma of a volcanic pipe or laccolith
3
: a narrow margin
won by a neck
necked; necking; necks
Examples of neck in a Sentence
Noun
She craned her neck to see what was going on.
A giraffe is an animal with a very long neck.
He broke his neck in the accident.
He likes T-shirts with round necks.
He grabbed the neck of the bottle.
Verb
The young lovers necked on the park bench.
They were necking in the corner of the room.
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
During a windy blizzard in Colorado’s high country, one tester appreciated the high collar, which buttons over itself to offer scarf-like warmth at the neck.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
New Atlas, 11 July 2024
But giraffes present a particularly strong rebuttal to that practice, because males don’t just sometimes neck with other males.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 19 June 2024
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Noun
The algorithm failed to de-age the neck on some subjects.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
During a windy blizzard in Colorado’s high country, one tester appreciated the high collar, which buttons over itself to offer scarf-like warmth at the neck.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Verb
Joby Aviation Now Joby leverages hydrogen toward necking out ahead of the competition ... for the moment.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2024
But giraffes present a particularly strong rebuttal to that practice, because males don’t just sometimes neck with other males.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 19 June 2024
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“Neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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neck
noun1
a
: the usually narrowed part of an animal that connects the head with the body
specifically
: the cervical region of a vertebrate
b
: the part of a tapeworm immediately behind the scolex from which new proglottids are produced
2
: a relatively narrow part suggestive of a neck: as
a
: a narrow part of a bone
the neck of the femur
b
c
: the part of a tooth between the crown and the root
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