Neck meaning, definition and synonyms

1. Noun

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

2. Noun

Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal

3. Noun

The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.

4. Noun

A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.

5. Noun

That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board.

6. Noun

A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.

7. Noun

the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.

8. Verb

To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a shaft.

9. Verb

To kiss and caress amorously.

10. Noun

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"

Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

11. Noun

a narrow elongated projecting strip of land

Vocabulary classified under Geography