noun
- that part of a human or animal joining the head to the body, including the part of the backbone between the skull and the shoulders
- a narrow part between the head, or end, and the body, or base, of any object: the neck of a violin, the neck of a goblet
- that part of a garment which covers, encircles, or is nearest the neck
- the narrowest part of any object, considered to be like a neck; specif.,
- a narrow strip of land
- the narrowest part of an organ: the neck of the uterus, the neck of a tooth
- the narrowest or tapering part of a bottle, vase, etc.
- a strait or channel
- Geol. a vertical column of hardened igneous rock, formerly plugging a volcanic conduit and later exposed by erosion and weathering
Origin:
ME nekke < OE hnecca, akin to Ger nacken < IE base *ken-, to bend, squeeze > nook, nut
intransitive verb
Slang to engage in such passionate behavior