neck

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛk

[edit] Etymology

From Old English hnecca "neck, back of the neck" (fairly rare), from Proto-Germanic *khnekkon (“‘the nape of the neck’”) (cfr. Old Frisian hnekka, Middle Dutch necke (modern nek), Old Norse hnakkr, Old High German hnach, German Nacken "neck"); without certain non-Germanic cognates, although various are postulated.

[edit] Noun

neck (plural necks)

1. the part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals
2. the corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts
3. the part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
4. the tapered part of a bottle toward the opening
5. (music) the extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted

[edit] Derived terms

• neck and neck/neck-and-neck
• neckband
• neckcloth
• neckerchief (from kerchief)
• necklace
• necklet
• neckline
• neck of the woods
• neck ring
• necktie
• neckwear
• neckyoke
• stick one's neck out

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[edit] Verb

to neck (third-person singular simple present necks, present participle necking, simple past and past participle necked)

1. To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate
2. (US) 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.

3. To drink rapidly.
   • 2006, Sarah Johnstone, Tom Masters, London

     In the dim light, punters sit sipping raspberry-flavoured Tokyo martinis, losing the freestyle sushi off their chopsticks or necking Asahi beer.

[edit] Derived terms

• necking

[edit] Synonyms

• (kiss or cuddle intently): French kiss, grope, pet, snuggle, smooch

[edit] Translations