noun

1. 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
2. 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
3. that part of a garment which covers, encircles, or is nearest the neck
4. the narrowest part of any object, considered to be like a neck; specif.,
   1. a narrow strip of land
   2. the narrowest part of an organ the neck of the uterus, the neck of a tooth
   3. the narrowest or tapering part of a bottle, vase, etc.
   4. a strait or channel
5. Geol. a vertical column of hardened igneous rock, formerly plugging a volcanic conduit and later exposed by erosion and weathering

Etymology: ME nekke < OE hnecca, akin to Ger nacken < IE base *ken-, to bend, squeeze > nook, nut

transitive verb

1. to kill (a fowl) by twisting its neck
2. ☆ Slang to hug, kiss, and caress passionately

intransitive verb