Definitions for the word "neck" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t. & i.
To kiss and caress amorously.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
1 a part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. B part of a garment round the neck. 2 something resembling a neck; narrow part of a cavity, vessel, or object such as a bottle or violin. 3 length of a horse''s head and neck as a measure of its lead in a race. 4 flesh of an animal''s neck as food. 5 slang impudence. v. Colloq. Kiss and caress amorously. get it in the neck colloq. 1 be severely reprimanded or punished. 2 suffer a severe blow. Up to one''s neck (often foll. By in) colloq. Very deeply involved; very busy. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
11. slang
to swallow. Neck-oil, drink of any kind.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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