Neck

  • 31neck —  1. n. Impudence. Also brass neck Shameless impudence.  2. v. Embrace amorously.  3. get it in the neck Be severely reprimanded. Suffer unpleasant blow.  4. break one s neck Hurry.  5. by a neck Narrowly.  6. talk through (the back of) one s neck …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 32neck — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE S NECK, BREAK ONE S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN IN THE NECK, SAVE ONE S NECK, STICK ONE S NECK OUT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 33neck — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE S NECK, BREAK ONE S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN IN THE NECK, SAVE ONE S NECK, STICK ONE S NECK OUT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 34neck — See: breathe down one s neck, break one s neck, catch it in the neck or get it in the neck, pain in the neck, save one s neck, stick one s neck out …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 35neck —    Ā ī; waha (of a dress).   Also: kani ā ī, ōhao (rare).    ♦ Front of neck, puana ī.    ♦ Slender or slim neck, ā ī oeoe.    ♦ Stiff neck, ā ī o ole a, ā īkū, ā ī, uaua.    ♦ Stiffness or soreness in neck cords, uauakaha.    ♦ Calloused neck, ā …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 36neck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. channel, isthmus, strait, pass; cervix; constriction, narrow ing; scruff, nape. See narrowness, convexity, connection. v. i., slang, make love, pet, make out (inf.), smooch (inf.). See endearment. II… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 37neck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca; akin to Old High German hnac nape Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the part of an animal that connects the head with the body (2) the siphon of a bivalve mollusk (as a clam) b.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38neck — [OE] Neck originally meant only the ‘back or nape of the neck’ (that is what its modern German relative nacken denotes, and in Old English times the usual word for ‘neck’ in general was heals). It seems to go back to a prehistoric Indo European… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 39neck — nek n. part of a body (of a man or animal) between the shoulders and the head; part of a garment that covers or surrounds the neck; cut of meat from the neck of an animal; long opening in the top of a bottle; insolence (Slang) v. (Slang) kiss and …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 40neck*/*/*/ — [nek] noun [C] 1) the part of your body that joins your head to the rest of your body 2) the part of a piece of clothing that fits around your neck 3) a long narrow part of something such as a bottle or a musical instrument • neck and neck with… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English