1. the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
2. the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline.
3. the length of the neck of a horse or other animal as a measure in racing.
4. the slender part near the top of a bottle, vase, or similar object.
5. any narrow, connecting, or projecting part suggesting the neck of an animal.
6. a narrow strip of land, as an isthmus or a cape.
7. a strait.
8. the longer and more slender part of a violin or similar stringed instrument, extending from the body to the head.
9. the part on a shank of a bolt next to the head, especially when it has a special form.
10. a narrowed part of a bone, organ, or the like.
11. the slightly narrowed region of a tooth between the crown and the root.
12. beard (def. 5).
13. a cylindrical continuation of the shaft of a column above the lower astragal of the capital, as in the Roman Doric and Tuscan orders.
14. the solidified lava or igneous rock filling a conduit leading either to a vent of an extinct volcano or to a laccolith.

15. (of two persons) to embrace, kiss, and caress one another amorously.

16. to embrace, kiss, and caress (someone) amorously.
17. to strangle or behead.

18. to have a surfeit; be overburdened: Right now she's up to her neck in work.
19. to make a great effort: We broke our necks to get there on time.
20. get it in the neck, Slang.
• to suffer punishment or loss: The trend is to consolidation and small businesses are getting it in the neck.
• to be rejected or dismissed: The employees got it in the neck when the company moved overseas.
• to be sharply reprimanded or scolded.
21. even or very close; indeterminate as to the outcome: They were coming toward the finish line neck and neck.
22. neighborhood, area, or vicinity: Next time you're in this neck of the woods, drop in.
23. to expose oneself to danger, disaster, failure, disgrace, etc.; take a risk: He stuck his neck out by supporting an unpopular candidate.
24. win by a neck,
• to win by a small amount or narrow margin.
• to be first by a head and neck; finish closely.

1. the part of an organism connecting the head with the rest of the body
2. the part of a garment around or nearest the neck
3. something resembling a neck in shape or position
4. a constricted portion of an organ or part, such as the cervix of the uterus
5. a narrow or elongated projecting strip of land; a peninsula or isthmus
6. a strait or channel
7. the part of a violin, cello, etc, that extends from the body to the tuning pegs and supports the fingerboard
8. a solid block of lava from the opening of an extinct volcano, exposed after erosion of the surrounding rock
9. the upper, usually tubular, part of the archegonium of mosses, ferns, etc
10. the length of a horse's head and neck taken as an approximate distance by which one horse beats another in a race
11. a short distance, amount, or margin
12. impudence; audacity
13. the narrow band at the top of the shaft of a column between the necking and the capital, esp as used in the Tuscan order
14. another name for beard, on printer's type
15. to exert oneself greatly, esp by hurrying, in order to do something
16. (of a bottle of beer) served unpoured
17. to be reprimanded or punished severely
18. absolutely level or even in a race or competition
19. an area or locality
20. to take a great risk
21. informal
• to escape from a difficult or dangerous situation
• to help someone else escape from such a situation
22. to risk criticism, ridicule, failure, etc, by speaking one's mind
23. deeply involved in

24. to kiss, embrace, or fondle someone or one another passionately
25. to swallow (something, esp a drink)

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