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neck
British [nek] American [nek]
Definition
n.
Neck, neck; collar; strait; [ground] rock neck
vi.
Kiss around the neck, embrace and kiss each other; become narrow
vt.
to thin; to kiss with one's arms around the neck
Case variant: Neck
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inflection
Plural: necks; third person singular: necks; past tense: necked; past participle: necked; present participle: necking;
Practical scene examples
All necks, collars, hugging the neck and kissing
He tied a scarf around his neck.
He has a scarf around his neck.
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Giraffes have very long necks.
Giraffes have very long necks.
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She craned (= stretched) her neck to get a better view.
She craned her neck to get a better look.
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He broke his neck in the fall.
He broke his neck.
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Somebody's going to break their neck (= injure themselves) on these steps.
Someone will get hurt on these steps.
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What neck size do you take?
What size collar do you wear?
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a round-necked sweater
a crew neck sweater
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the neck of a bottle
bottleneck
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a neck of land
isthmus
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She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly...
She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him warmly.
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He was short and stocky, and had a thick neck.
He was stocky and stocky, with a thick neck.
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...the low, ruffled neck of her blouse...
The neckline of her pleated, low-cut blouse
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He wore a blue shirt open at the neck.
He wore a blue shirt with the collar open.
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Catherine gripped the broken neck of the bottle.
Catherine clutched the broken neck of the bottle.
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...cancer of the neck of the womb.
cervical cancer
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They sat talking and necking in the car for another ten minutes...
They sat in the car for another 10 minutes, talking and making out.
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I found myself behind a curtain, necking with my best friend's wife.
I realized that I was kissing my best friend's wife behind the curtain.
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Cee En Cee went on to win by a neck from Leigh Crofter.
Ciensey once again narrowly defeated Leigh Croft.
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Most farmers have bank managers breathing down their necks.
Most farmers' every move is closely watched by bank managers.
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The latest polls indicate that the two main parties are neck and neck...
A recent poll showed a close race between the two main parties.
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The party is running neck-and-neck with Labour.
The party and Labor are currently evenly matched.
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I won't have him risking his neck on that motorcycle.
I wouldn't risk him riding that motorcycle.
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He had enough friends in the right places to save his neck and cover up for him...
He has many friends who can protect him and help him cover.
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He said the President was making a ditch last attempt to save his own neck.
He said the president was making a last-ditch effort to preserve his reputation.
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During my political life I've earned myself a reputation as someone who'll stick his neck out, a bit of a rebel.
I have a reputation in my political career as a risk-taker and a bit of a rebel.
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No-one should start working life with a debt round their neck...
No one should start their working life in debt.
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It's a legacy which will hang around the country's neck for some time to come.
This legacy will continue to plague the country for some time to come.
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The black market was flourishing, everybody was corrupt, in it up to their necks...
The black market is booming and everyone is corrupted and caught up in it.
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He is probably up to his neck in debt.
He is most likely in debt.
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It's so good to see you. What brings you to this neck of the woods?
I'm so happy to see you. What wind brought you here?
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Example sentences from real test questions
I was a little scared at first because he used a smooth edged tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders.
December 2018 Level 4 Real Exam Questions (Third Set) Reading Section A
You know, I'm up to my neck in work.
From the original listening text in June 2013
He is bothered by the pain in his neck
From the original listening text in June 2013
Humankind paid for its broad vision and skillful hands backaches and painful necks.
2019 College Entrance Examination English Jiangsu Paper Reading Comprehension Task-Based Reading Original Text
Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move in case she injured her neck.
2016 National College Entrance Examination English Paper 1 Cloze Original Text
Symptoms of it include a headache that is constant but not severe, and a pain at the back of your head and the neck.
2015 College Entrance Examination English Hubei Paper Listening Original Text
The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness.
2015 College Entrance Examination English Shanghai Paper Grammar Fill-in-the-blank A Original text
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English-English interpretation
Noun
1. the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body;
"he admired her long graceful neck"
2. a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
3. a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
4. opening for the neck; the part of a garment near the neck opening
Verb
1. kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion;
"The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
Phrase matching
break one's neck
dislocate or seriously damage a vertebra or the spinal cord in one's neck
break neck
(break one's neck to do something)(informal)exert oneself to the utmost to achieve something
(informal) do your best
get (or catch) it in the neck
(informal)be severely criticized or punished
(informal) to be severely reprimanded (or punished)
have the neck to do something
(informal)have the impudence or nerve to do something
(informal) to do something shamelessly
neck and neck
level in a race, competition, or comparison
To keep pace with; to be on par with each other
neck of the woods
(informal)a particular area or locality
(informal) zone; location
fancy seeing her in this neck of the woods.
I didn't expect to see her here in the woods.
up to one's neck in
(informal)heavily, deeply, or busily involved in
(informal) deeply involved in (or involved in)
they were up to their necks in debt.
They are deeply in debt.
I'm up to my neck in rearranging the match.
I was preoccupied with rescheduling the game.
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synonyms
n. isthmus, neck, promontory, peninsula
isthmuspeninsulacape
n. narrow strait, ditch, canal
channelcanalarmnarrowscreekstrait
n. Neck, nape, nape
napecervixscruff
v. Kiss, caress
kissmakefondleoutosculatelovecuddlecaresssmoochpetpatstroke
Other meanings
throat