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neck en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnɛk/
  • [ˈnɛk]
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hnakkô Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō Old English hnecca Middle English nekke English neck From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”). Cognate with Scots nek (“neck”), North Frisian neek, neeke, Nak (“neck”), Saterland Frisian Näkke (“neck”), West Frisian nekke (“neck”), Dutch nek (“neck”), German Low German Nack (“neck”), German Nacken (“nape of the neck”), Danish nakke (“neck”), Swedish nacke (“nape of the neck”), Icelandic hnakki (“neck”), Tocharian A kñuk (“neck, nape”). Possibly a mutated variant of *kneug/k (compare Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”), Welsh cnwch (“joint, knob”), Latvian knaūķis (“dwarf”). Doublet of nek. More at nook. Displaced halse (“neck, throat”) and swire (“neck”).

Meanings

  1. The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
    • Mother, help me, there's a head attached to my neck and I'm in it. 2019 October 15, ZA/UM, Robert Kurvitz, quoting You, Disco Elysium, →OCLC:
    • Giraffes have long necks.
  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. The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
    • Archegonia are surrounded early in their development by the juvenile perianth, through the slender beak of which the elongated neck of the fertilized archegonium protrudes. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5:
  6. The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
  7. A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
  8. A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
    • a neck forming the journal of a shaft
  9. The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
  10. The gorgerin of a capital.
  11. A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
  12. The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
  13. (figuratively) A person's life.
    • to risk one's neck; to save someone's neck
  14. (Multicultural-London-English, informal, slang) A falsehood; a lie.
  15. (slang) Fellatio
    • Shorty throw neck like a geese She make me speak Portuguese 2016, “Pimptations”, performed by Smino:
    • She drop neck for a check and a paystub 2018, “Florida Thang”, in The South Got Something To Say, performed by Pouya:
  16. (historical) A bundle of wheat used in certain English harvest ceremonies.
    • "The neck" is generally hung up in the farmhouse, where it remains for two or three years. 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 7, page 266:
    • The person with 'the neck' stands in the centre, grasping it with both his hands 1837, R. A. R., The Everyday Book, page 1169:

Forms

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Deriveds

leatherneck · neckbiter · neck guard · necklace · pencil neck · stick one's neck out · devil-on-the-neck · neck up · neckspring · neck-deep · neck eel · neck verse · neckdeep · save one's neck · up to one's neck · woollyneck · foreneck · neck and crop · turtleneck · screen neck · albatross round one's neck · open-neck · Codd-neck bottle · neckbone · chicken-neck · neck down · bullneck · have the world by the neck · give neck · neckland · checkup from the neck up · get it in the neck · sideneck · thickneck · red-necked buzzard · neck ring · drake's-neck green · necklet · necktie · neck deep · neck and neck · bust one's neck · neck pillow · boatneck · neck pad · neckmould · fall upon someone's neck · neckbrace · neck badge · red neck syndrome · neckplate · neck yoke · tech neck · neck-kerchief · renecked · albatross around one's neck · put one's neck out · jewel-neck · break one's neck · shunting neck · polo neck sweater · midneck · neckwear · scoopneck · volcanic neck · catch it in the neck · neck-guard · neckmold · necker · legs all the way to one's neck · neckerchief · neck corset · bateau neck · redneck · frilled-neck lizard · frillneck · frilled neck lizard · hindneck · risk one's neck · neck-brace · drop neck · neck gaiter · ringneck · rubbernecking · neck in neck · my neck · gamer neck · halterneck · above the neck rule · neckweed · breathe down someone's neck · wind one's neck in · wryneck · breakneck · neck day · squareneck · cowlneck · side-neck · pain in the neck · rollneck · neck-and-neck · stiff-necked · millstone round one's neck · neckstrap · neckcloth · neckdown · neck-turner · neckbeef · crewneck · Little Neck · fiddler's neck · neck rule · roughneck · neckinger · neck-gable · neknomination · neckless · millstone around one's neck · necklike · swan neck · necklock · neckpiece · scoop neck · neckgear · littleneck · neck or nothing · fall on someone's neck · crew neck · ring-neck · rubberneck · V-neck · neck and heels · neckshot · up to one's neck in alligators · shitneck · polo-neck · brass-neck · neckline · neckache · long-neck · Derbyshire neck · turtle-neck sweater · neck knife · neck pubes · neckholder · brass neck · deer-neck · neck plate · neckroll · text neck · pencil-neck · neck-cloth · neckhole · polo neck · crookneck · longneck · neck brace · halter neck · swan neck deformity · turtle-neck · Great Neck · fiddleneck · neckful · neckercher · neckwarmer · ewe neck · neckward · limberneck · bootneck · neck joint · neckyoke · neck kerchief · neckband · neck oil · harden one's neck · necklift · pseudoneck · stiff neck · turtle neck · topneck · neck of the woods · neck sweetbread · gooseneck · bottleneck · dead from the neck up · stiffnecked · snakeneck · neck bearing · neckbeard

Relateds

throat

Synonyms

scrag · collum · Kirk · cervix

Translations (492)

ro gât (tapered part of a bottle) · nap cuollo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cmn 琴桿 /琴杆 (extension of stringed instrument) · war liog (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi kaula (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · de Kragen (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · mel tengok (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · na teren (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mnk kaŋo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · oj nikwegan (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fr col (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · hu nyak (tapered part of a bottle) · nds Hals (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · izh kagla (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ca coll (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ru переше́ек (long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts) · hi गला (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · sh gr̀kljan (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · nn hals (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 脰項 /脰项 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · af nek (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sk šija (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · es mástil (extension of stringed instrument) · bkt nkingo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi potaska (slang: falsehood, lie) · la collum (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · lv kakls (tapered part of a bottle) · es cuello (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kl tunusuk (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cv мӑй (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sa ग्रीवा (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ill le'eg (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · he צוואר (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ga muineál (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ota بویون (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · lmo coll (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ga scóig (long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts) · fi kaula (architecture: gorgerin of a capital) · xh intamo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · win caaše (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · yur pahtuen (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi kaula (extension of stringed instrument) · os ӕфцӕг (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · vec còl (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ckb مل (tapered part of a bottle) · pl kołnierz (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · ain レクッ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cy gwddf (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gd amhach (extension of stringed instrument) · ky моюн (extension of stringed instrument) · tsg liug (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · meu aio (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · uk ши́я (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · uz bo'yin (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · to kia (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pom t'ó (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · yka kellong (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hy պարանոց (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hsb šija (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ta கழுத்து (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · sq qafë (extension of stringed instrument) · de Hals (tapered part of a bottle) · kg nsingu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 頷頸仔 /颔颈仔 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cs šíje (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ur گَرْدَن (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nb hals (extension of stringed instrument) · ay kunka (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hi गला (tapered part of a bottle) · kqr liou (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zea nikke (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nio бакәз̌әә (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · it collo (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · et kaelus (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · az boyun (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ps غاړه (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hsn 頸根 /颈根 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nb hals (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ha wuya (tapered part of a bottle) · kaw gulu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · xcl ճիտ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · vec col (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sdh مِل (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hak 頸根 /颈根 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ar عنق (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi kaula (corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts) · sce ghuzhun (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ru гриф (extension of stringed instrument) · ln nkingo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nl hals (tapered part of a bottle) · oc còl (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · my လည်ပင်း (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · rif iri (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mnp(part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sc trucu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bug ellong (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mfe likou (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pl gryf (extension of stringed instrument) · tk boýun (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · th คอ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · km(part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fr cou (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mdf кърга (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kqt liyow (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ium jaang (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · evn никимна (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · rap ŋao (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · srn neki (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · la cervīx (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ml കഴുത്ത് (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · xdq хъяв (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nrf co (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ur کَنْٹھ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ba муйын (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ak ɛkɔn (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bni nkingo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zu intamo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ar عُنُق (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · tet kakorok (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · smn čeve (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hy օձիք (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · ab ахәда (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · aht -kʼos (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 頸項 /颈项 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gd muineal (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sh gȑlo (tapered part of a bottle) · kpm nko (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · af hals (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ca coll (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · pt braço (extension of stringed instrument) · rhg gola (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zea 'als (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cop ϧⲁϧ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sh vrȃt (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ms leher (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mk гриф (extension of stringed instrument) · bg шийка (corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts) · mk врат (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ryu くび (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ga scrogall (tapered part of a bottle) · new कथु (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · xsr མཇིང་པ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cjm ꨓꨰꨆꨶ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hi गर्दन (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · et kael (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nv akʼos (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · wyi koorrn (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ro guler (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · unm xkwekànkàn (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nb hals (figurative: person's life) · ru ше́я (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kxd lihir (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · rw ijosi (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · xal күзүн (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ug بويۇن (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sib batok (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pt pescoço (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · vo särvig (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ha wuya (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nb hals (tapered part of a bottle) · chm шӱй (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fr manche (extension of stringed instrument) · ro gât (extension of stringed instrument) · rm culöz (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sat ᱦᱚᱴᱚᱜᱽ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ro gât (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gl colo (tapered part of a bottle) · tih liog (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nay kuri (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 頷 /颔 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · grc τράχηλος (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nb hals (corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts) · ar رقبة (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hy վիզ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · si බෙල්ල (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · de Genick (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sms čeäppat (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sn mutsipa (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ady пшъэ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 頷仔頸 /颔仔颈 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · grc δέρη (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ja(tapered part of a bottle) · es pescuezo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 頷胿 /颔胿 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hi डाँड (extension of stringed instrument) · smk liey (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ceb liog (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cs krk (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pt gargalo (tapered part of a bottle) · cs hrdlo (tapered part of a bottle) · gl colo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zza mêr (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mak kellong (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nl col (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · bdq ako (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mtq cố (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi kaula (firearms: part between the chase and the swell of the muzzle) · so qoor (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · chr ᎠᏴᏤᏂ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ar رَقَبَة (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · haw waha (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · kix shâng (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · apq loŋo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 頷頸 /颔颈 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hu nyak (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gld монгон (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ht kou (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pdc Hals (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fy nekke (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kg nsîngu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · wao huʔáycʰ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ks گَردَن (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ca coll (tapered part of a bottle) · ga scóig (buidéil) (tapered part of a bottle) · ki mbogo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · it collo (tapered part of a bottle) · ta கழுத்து (tapered part of a bottle) · as গল (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ja(part of a shirt, dress etc.) · niv ӄʼос (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · xcl փող (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi kaula (tapered part of a bottle) · eve никан (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ja(part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi kannas (long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts) · bdq hơko (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mba li-ug (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · dsb šyja (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · se čeabi (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ce лаг (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bjn gulu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bh गर्दन (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hi गला (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hu nyak (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · hu nyak (extension of stringed instrument) · lo ຄໍ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ltg koklys (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi kaulus (engineering: reduction in size near the end of an object) · vo nük (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · tew kʼáy (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mi kakī (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cu ⱎⰹⱑ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · tpw aîura (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · su tengek (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sq qafë (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sh gȑk (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · tr yaka (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · haw ʻāʻī (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nah quechtli (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · dtr liou (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kbd пщэ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · wo baat (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · es cuello (tapered part of a bottle) · wuu 頭頸骨 /头颈骨 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bn গলা (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · it collo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · lmw heléeki (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · twf kʼə́onemą (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · tg гардан (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fa گَری (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pms col (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gd amhach (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · mn хүзүү (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · es cuello (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · yi האַלדז (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nl hals (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 頷頸胿 /颔颈胿 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · xcl պարանոց (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nl flessenhals (tapered part of a bottle) · tyv моюн (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ka კისერი (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sma tjovrese (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · iu ᖁᖓᓯᖅ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bn গর্দান (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kmr stû (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sk krk (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bg врат (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · es cuello (extension of stringed instrument) · mnw ကံ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pga ragaabta (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ta கழுத்து (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ckb ئەستۆ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sh šȉja (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ccc c̈hano (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gug ajúra (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · qu kunka (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · lbe ссурссу (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sh гр̏к (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · se čeabet (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · tr boyun (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fur cuel (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bg гърло (tapered part of a bottle) · orv шиꙗ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ktu kingu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ii(part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cjy 脖子 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sh vrȃt (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · te మెడ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ru го́рлышко (tapered part of a bottle) · duo leg (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · dta xujuu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nb hals (long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts) · mt għonq (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · luy likosi (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · tpw aîura (tapered part of a bottle) · as ডিঙি (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sh ши̏ја (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ca broc (tapered part of a bottle) · mnc ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣᠨ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · yo ọrùn (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · dlm zoglo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nn hals (tapered part of a bottle) · bg ши́я (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · scn coddu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · th ลำคอ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bsy liou (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · da hals (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · lij collo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pl kark (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ani гару (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · he צַוָּאר (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · drg lliow (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sh вра̑т (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sah моой (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mk грло (tapered part of a bottle) · cu шиꙗ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cu вꙑꙗ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ang swēora (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · rup gushã (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bdr kelong (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fr nuque (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gan 頸 /颈 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · za hoz (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · xcl վիզ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sh гр̀кљан (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · kha ryndang (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mk врат (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · tt муен (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · atj okowiw (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ja(extension of stringed instrument) · lv kakls (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · hak 頸 /颈 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · br gouzoug (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi niemi (long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts) · da hals (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kfb గర్దన్ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nl hals (extension of stringed instrument) · hi कंठ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mrc miipuk (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bua хүзүүн (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · uz gardan (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bo མཇིང་པ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ckb مل (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · ko(part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gv mwannal (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · dlm cual (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · jv gulu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ast pescuezu (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · la collum (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · vi cổ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · es gollete (tapered part of a bottle) · fro col (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi kaulus (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · dv ކަދުރާ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sq qafë (tapered part of a bottle) · tly گردن (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mg vozona (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cop ⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zza vıle (diq) (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · av габур (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kk мойын (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hy վզիկ (tapered part of a bottle) · da hals (tapered part of a bottle) · tt муйын (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · hid áaba (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ga caol (extension of stringed instrument) · nl nek (extension of stringed instrument) · ckb مِل (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · tcy ಕಂಟೆಲ್ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · am አንገት (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · nl kraag (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · bal گردن (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ota یال (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · msk liyug (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pt gola (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · mn ᠬᠦᠵᠦᠭᠦᠦ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · xcl ուլն (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · eu sama (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kk мойын (extension of stringed instrument) · rm culiez (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mvv liog (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ga muineál (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · nl nek (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sm ua (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · cdo 脰骨 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · se čeabát (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sv hals (tapered part of a bottle) · sh вра̑т (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · pag bekleo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · rup gushi (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · rsk шия (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sw shingo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · da hals (extension of stringed instrument) · nb hals (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · be шы́я (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ga scrogall buidéil (tapered part of a bottle) · de Hals (extension of stringed instrument) · mdh lig (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · njo-jgl tekong (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · akl liog (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kw konna (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sne tunguo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · vep kagl (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ace takuë (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · de Hals (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mnp 仲仲 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · rgn còl (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · de Flaschenhals (tapered part of a bottle) · bg яка (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · sq jakë (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · ru вы́я (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · lki مِل (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pa ਧੌਣ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 脖子 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · zh 頸 /颈 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mk шија (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · skp ngo'a (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gu ગરદન (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi kaula (constriction between the root and crown of a tooth) · fa مُل (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · lez гардан (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ulk tabó (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kn ಕತ್ತು (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mrw lig (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · lt kaklas (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · eu lepo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · yue 頸 /颈 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ky моюн (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sip སྐེ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · mr मान (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gor bulo'o (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fi henki (figurative: person's life) · fi kaula (botany: slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium) · egy nH-H-b-t:F51 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ar رقبة (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · grc αὐχήν (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · id leher (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · rom korr (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · dtp liou (Tambunan Dusun) (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · wuu 頭頸 /头颈 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gd amhach (tapered part of a bottle) · ru во́рот (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · hi ग्रीवा (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · clt rue (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gl colo (part of a shirt, dress etc.) · sh гр̏ло (tapered part of a bottle) · kab iri (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · lv kakls (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · jje(part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pl szyja (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · eo kolo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sl vrat (tapered part of a bottle) · ota گردن (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sl vrat (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ar رقبة (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gd amhach (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ksw ကိာ် (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · tl leeg (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · om morma (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fa گَرْدَن (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · koi голя (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · el λαιμός (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ny khosi (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · is háls (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ti ክሳድ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · tcy ಕೆಕ್ಕಿಲ್ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · csb szëja (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · so sur (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · de Nacken (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · kl qungaseq (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · ii ꇵꆹ (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · gl pescozo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · sv hals (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · myv кирьга (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · bcl liog (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · egy x:x-F10 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · pl szyjka (tapered part of a bottle) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · lol nkingo (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · fr goulot (tapered part of a bottle) · vec coło (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) · os хъуыр (part of body connecting the head and the trunk)

neck en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈnɛk/
  • [ˈnɛk]
  • (US) audio
  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hnakkô Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō Old English hnecca Middle English nekke English neck From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”). Cognate with Scots nek (“neck”), North Frisian neek, neeke, Nak (“neck”), Saterland Frisian Näkke (“neck”), West Frisian nekke (“neck”), Dutch nek (“neck”), German Low German Nack (“neck”), German Nacken (“nape of the neck”), Danish nakke (“neck”), Swedish nacke (“nape of the neck”), Icelandic hnakki (“neck”), Tocharian A kñuk (“neck, nape”). Possibly a mutated variant of *kneug/k (compare Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”), Welsh cnwch (“joint, knob”), Latvian knaūķis (“dwarf”). Doublet of nek. More at nook. Displaced halse (“neck, throat”) and swire (“neck”).

Meanings

  1. (slang, transitive) To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.
    • Go neck yourself.
  2. (US, informal, intransitive) To intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
    • Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them.
    • Molly had been in love with Sick Boy since he necked with her in a seedy disco-bar in Leith a few weeks ago. Sick Boy had made a drunken point about HIV transmission and to illustrate it had spent most of the night french-kissing her. 1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 326:
  3. (slang, transitive) To drink or swallow rapidly.
    • The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one. 2019 January 26, Kitty Empire [pseudonym], “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2019:
    • In the dim light, punters sit sipping raspberry-flavoured Tokyo martinis, losing the freestyle sushi off their chopsticks or necking Asahi beer. 2006, Sarah Johnstone, Tom Masters, London:
    • Actually, mostly I swan around in my silver sports car, necking drugs, and feeling sorry for myself. 2005, Stephen Price, Monkey Man, page 146:
  4. (intransitive) To decrease in diameter.
    • Since this temperature would place the bolt in its creep range, it will slowly stretch, necking down as it does so. Eventually it will get too thin to support the weight, and the bolt will break. 2007, John H. Bickford, Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints, page 272:

Forms

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necked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
necked Tense=Past lexicographic
necks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
necking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

make love

Deriveds

necking

Synonyms

play tonsil hockey · chug · lips · goozer · kiss · lock lips · grope · snog · suck face · lallygag · buss · pet · pash · French kiss · smoodge · snog · smooch · swap spit · make out · osculate

Translations (48)

ro strangula (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · hu benyakal (drink rapidly) · cs muchlovat se (make love) · cs muchlat se (make love) · fi kitata (drink rapidly) · it limonare (make love) · cs mazlit se (make love) · it pomiciare (make love) · it slinguare (make love) · pt enforcar (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · de sich küssen (make love) · de würgen (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · it fare l'amore (make love) · pt esganar (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · pt estrangular (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · de runterstürzen (drink rapidly) · es apercollar (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · de knutschen (make love) · de schlucken (drink rapidly) · fi lemmiskellä (make love) · da elske (make love) · es apergollar (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · hu piál (drink rapidly) · de stürzen (drink rapidly) · de hinunterstürzen (drink rapidly) · it appendere per il collo (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · de erwürgen (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · de saufen (drink rapidly) · ro sugruma (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · cs cucat se (make love) · de sich lieben (make love) · de hängen (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · ro spânzura (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · ja 戯れる (make love) · cs muckat se (make love) · nl nekken (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · fi vehdata (make love) · ja 縊る (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · ja いちゃつく (make love) · de erhängen (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · ja 飲む (drink rapidly) · fi hirttää (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · it strangolare (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · fi kuristaa (to strangle) (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · nl wurgen (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · fi kulauttaa (drink rapidly) · it impiccare (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) · fi kaulailla (make love)

wikidata: Q13389820

neck en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Danish nøkke, Swedish näck.

Meanings

  1. A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.
    • The beautiful Nix or Nixie who allures the young fisher or hunter to seek her embraces in the wave which brings his death, the Neck who seizes upon and drowns the maidens who sport upon his banks, the river-spirit who still yearly in some parts of Germany demands tribute of human life, are all forms of the ancient Nicor[.] 1876, John Mitchell Kemble, The Saxons in England: A History of the English Commonwealth Till the Period of the Norman Conquest, volume I, London: Bernard Quaritch, page 391:
    • The Neck no more upon the river sings. And no Mermaid to bleach her linen flings Upon the waves in the mild solar ray. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 234:

Forms

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necks Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

nix · nis · nixie · nixy