Definition of Neck

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Definition of Neck

Neck

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

To kiss and caress amorously.

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Neck Quotations

No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.
Frederick Douglass

Four hoarse blasts of a ship's whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to tapping.
John Steinbeck

My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.
Rita Rudner

Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, "Make me feel important." Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.
Mary Kay Ash

Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
Mary Kay Ash

I have an orthopedic pillow that's made out of a sponge material. I have a plate in my throat, and I have to be careful or I could end up with a bad neck in the morning. That pillow is a must everywhere I go.
Lee Trevino

Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
Keith Richards

The closest I ever came to getting married was just before I started singing. In fact, my first record saved my neck.
Elvis Presley

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.
Emma Goldman

Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Who's sorry for a gnat or girl?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Neck Translations

neck in Afrikaans is nek, hals
neck in Danish is hals
neck in Dutch is nek, hals
neck in Finnish is kaula
neck in French is cou, kiki
neck in German is Hals, Hals, Genick, Nacken
neck in Italian is collo, collottola
neck in Latin is gutter, collum
neck in Norwegian is hals
neck in Spanish is cervical, cerviz, cuello
neck in Swedish is nacke, hals

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