Neck | Mean of neck in English Dictionary

/ˈnɛk/

• Noun
• the part of the body between the head and the shoulders
1. She craned/stretched her neck to see what was going on.
2. A giraffe is an animal with a very long neck.
3. He broke his neck in the accident.
4. 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
1. He likes T-shirts with round necks.
• a long and narrow part of something
1. He grabbed the neck of the bottle.
2. a neck of land [=a narrow stretch of land]
3. a guitar's neck

• to be severely punished or criticized
1. He really got it in the neck for not finishing the job on time.
• extremely close together in a race or contest
1. The two candidates for president were neck and neck in the election.
2. The two horses were running neck and neck to the finish line.
• the place or area where someone lives
1. He's from my neck of the woods. [=he's from the area where I live]
2. How is the weather in your neck of the woods?
• to do something that puts you in danger of serious injury or death
1. I would never risk my neck on a sport like skydiving.
2. News reporters often risk their necks by working in war zones.
• to do or say something you think is important even though it may have bad results
1. He's not afraid to stick his neck out to help people he thinks are being mistreated.
2. I respect my boss because she will stick her neck out against unfair policies.
• deeply involved in or affected by (something)
1. She's up to her neck in work. [=she's very busy]
2. He's up to his neck in debt.
• Verb
• to kiss for a long time in a sexual way
1. The young lovers necked on the park bench.
2. They were necking in the corner of the room.