neck

CEFRA1

/ˈnɛk/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    The part joining the head to the body.

  2. 02

    verb

    To kiss and touch someone romantically.

Examples

  • He tied a scarf around his neck.

  • My neck snapped when I did a headstand.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.

  2. The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.

  3. The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.

More examples

In context

  • The horses are coming down the track and it's neck and neck.

  • a neck forming the journal of a shaft

  • to risk one's neck; to save someone's neck

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”). Cognate with Scots nek (“neck”), North Frisian neek, neeke, Nak (“neck”), Saterland Frisian Näkke (“neck”), West Frisian nekke (“neck”), Dutch nek (“neck”), German Low German Nack (“neck”), German Nacken (“nape of the neck”), Danish nakke (“neck”), Swedish nacke (“nape of the neck”), Icelandic hnakki (“neck”), Tocharian A kñuk (“neck, nape”). Possibly a mutated variant of *kneug/k (compare Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”), Welsh cnwch (“joint, knob”), Latvian...