1. The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
   "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck";
   - cervix
    
2. A narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
   "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck"
    
3. A narrow elongated projecting strip of land
   "The lighthouse was built on a rocky neck jutting into the sea"
    
4. A cut of meat from the neck of an animal
   "They used lamb neck to make a flavourful stew"
    
5. An opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
   "The sweater had a wide neck opening for comfort";
   - neck opening

1. Make or become more narrow or restricted
   "The bottle necks at the top";
   - narrow, contract
    
2. [informal] Kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
   "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car";
   - make out [informal], pash [Austral, NZ, informal], smooch [informal], snog [Brit, informal], spoon [archaic]
    
3. [Brit, informal] To swallow hurriedly, greedily or in one draught
   "He necked the entire bottle";
   - gulp, quaff, swig, knock back [Brit, informal], throw back [Brit, informal], slug [informal]

Derived forms: necking, necks, necked

Type of: change, cut, cut of meat, drink, dry land, earth, external body part, ground, imbibe, land, opening, part, pet, portion, solid ground, terra firma

Part of: body, garment, organic structure

Encyclopedia: Neck, North Holland