noun
- The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body.
- usage: "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"
- synonyms: cervix
- A narrow elongated projecting strip of land.
- A cut of meat from the neck of an animal.
- A narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form.
- usage: "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck"
- An opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck.
- synonyms: neck opening
verb
- Kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion.
- usage: "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
- synonyms: make out
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