neck
[ nek ]
/ nɛk /
noun
verb (used without object)
Informal.
(of two persons) to embrace, kiss, and caress one another amorously.
verb (used with object)
Informal.
to embrace, kiss, and caress (someone) amorously.
to strangle or behead.
Idioms for neck
Origin of neck
before 900; Middle English
nekke, Old English
hnecca, cognate with Dutch
nek nape of neck; akin to German
Nacken, Old Norse
hnakki nape of neck
OTHER WORDS FROM neck
neck·er, noun neck·less, adjective neck·like, adjectiveWords nearby neck
Example sentences from the Web for neck
British Dictionary definitions for neck
neck
/ (nɛk) /
noun
verb
(intr) informal
to kiss, embrace, or fondle someone or one another passionately
(tr) British informal
to swallow (something, esp a drink)
he's been necking pints all night
Derived forms of neck
necker, nounWord Origin for neck
Old English
hnecca; related to Old High German
hnack, Old Irish
cnocc hill
Medical definitions for neck
neck
[ nĕk ]
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 organ, that joins its parts; a cervix.
The part of a tooth between the crown and the root.
Idioms and Phrases with neck
neck