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neck I. \ˈnek\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English necke, nekke, from Old English hnecca; akin to Old High German hnac nape of the neck, Old Norse hnakki nape of the neck, Old English hnutu nut — more at nut 1. a. (1) : the usually constricted part of an animal that connects the head with the body; specifically : the cervical region of a vertebrate (2) : the part of a tapeworm immediately behind the scolex from which new proglottides are produced — see echinococcus illustration (3) : the siphon of a bivalve mollusk (as a clam) — not used technically b. : the part of a garment that covers or is next to the neck; especially : neckline 2. : a relatively narrow or constricted part joining two other parts or located at an end and suggestive of a neck: as a. (1) : the narrowed part of a bottle running from the body of the bottle to the mouth (2) : the slender end of a gourd or of some other fruits b. : the narrow part of the uterus : cervix c. (1) : collet 3 (2) : the tapering distal part of an archegonium (3) : the terminal usually elongated part of a perithecium or pycnidium in some fungi (4) : the part of the trunk of a tree or of the stem of a shrub that is at the surface of the soil (5) : the restricted part of the leaf cluster just above the bulb of an onion d. (1) : gorgerin (2) : the narrow part of a column or baluster shaft just below the capital e. : a part reduced in circumference (as the part forming the journal of a shaft) formed by a groove around and usually near the end of an object f. (1) : the slender part of a cascabel between the knob and the fillet (2) : the part of a cannon immediately behind the swell of the muzzle (3) : the cylindrical part of a cartridge case that has an inside diameter about equal to the projectile diameter g. : the part of a stringed musical instrument which extends from the body and to which are attached the fingerboard and the strings h. : beard 4d i. : a thread shank for a button 3. a. : a narrow stretch of land (as an isthmus, cape, promontory, or mountain pass) b. (1) : a narrow body of water between two larger bodies : strait (2) : a narrow current flowing seaward through incoming surf c. : a mass of solidified massive or fragmental lava or igneous rock that fills or formerly filled a conduit leading upward to a volcanic vent or a laccolith d. : a narrow vertically elongated ore body 4. : a brick wall that is usually 60 bricks long, 24 to 30 high, and 3 thick placed on each side of an upright or double battering wall to form a clamp 5. a. : the approximate length of the neck of a horse plus that of the head < won by a neck > b. : a narrow margin of victory < won the election campaign by a neck > 6. : wake, trail — used with in, on, upon < this bad news followed on the neck of the letter > • - in the neck II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) transitive verb 1. a. : to strike sharply (as with the side of the hand) on the neck b. : behead c. : to twist or pull the neck of (as a fowl) so as to kill 2. : to reduce the diameter of especially by making a groove around — often used with down or in < neck down a cylinder > < necking down a cartridge case > 3. chiefly West : to tie (animals) loosely together by means of something (as a rope, thong) fastened about the neck 4. : to hold tightly and fondle and kiss amorously < necking the co-eds on the steps of the lecture hall — Time > intransitive verb 1. : to engage in fondling and kissing < a young couple necking on the park bench > 2. : to undergo a constriction or reduction of cross section — used especially of a solid rod subjected to tension beyond the yield value III. noun (-s) Etymology: origin unknown dialect England : the last sheaf of grain cut often with traditional ceremonies at harvest time and sometimes decorated and preserved IV. noun : the part of a tooth between the crown and the root |