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noun

plural necks

[count] the part of the body between the head and the shoulders

She craned/stretched her neck to see what was going on.

A giraffe is an animal with a very long neck.

He broke his neck in the accident.

Stop jumping on the bed. You're going to break your neck. [=you're going to hurt yourself]

the part of a piece of clothing that fits around your neck

He likes T-shirts with round necks. - see also crew neck, polo neck, scoop neck, turtleneck, v-neck

a long and narrow part of something :a part that is shaped like a neck

He grabbed the neck of the bottle.

a neck of land [=a narrow stretch of land]

a guitar's neck

breathe down someone's neck

xem breathe

dead from the neck up

xem dead

get it in the neck

Brit informal :to be severely punished or criticized

He really got it in the neck for not finishing the job on time.

neck and neck

extremely close together in a race or contest

The two candidates for president were neck and neck in the election.

The two horses were running neck and neck to the finish line.

neck of the woods

informal :the place or area where someone lives

He's from my neck of the woods. [=he's from the area where I live]

How is the weather in your neck of the woods?

risk your neck

to do something that puts you in danger of serious injury or death

I would never risk my neck on a sport like skydiving.

News reporters often risk their necks by working in war zones.

save someone's neck

xem save

stick your neck out

to do or say something you think is important even though it may have bad results

He's not afraid to stick his neck out to help people he thinks are being mistreated.

I respect my boss because she will stick her neck out against unfair policies.

up to your neck in

deeply involved in or affected by (something)

She's up to her neck in work. [=she's very busy]

He's up to his neck in debt.

wring someone's neck

xem wring

verb

necks; necked; necking

[no obj] old-fashioned + informal :to kiss for a long time in a sexual way

The young lovers necked on the park bench.

They were necking in the corner of the room.

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