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neck noun 1 the part of the body between the head and the shoulders. 2 the part of a garment at or covering the neck. 3 a narrow part; a narrow connecting part • joined to the mainland by a neck of land. 4 horse-racing a head-and-neck's length; a small margin • won by a neck. 5 the meat from the neck of an animal. 6 colloq impudence; boldness. verb (necked, necking) tr & intr, slang to hug and kiss amorously. get it in the neck colloq to be severely rebuked or punished. neck and neck said of competitors in a race or election, etc: exactly level. neck or nothing risking everything. risk one's neck see under risk. save one's or someone's neck or skin see under save. stick one's neck out see under stick². up to one's neck in something colloq deeply involved in (especially a troublesome situation); busy; preoccupied.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hnecca.