[neck] n [ME nekke, fr. OE hnecca; akin to OHG hnac nape] (bef. 12c) 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: the part of a garment that covers or is next to the neck
2: a relatively narrow part suggestive of a neck: as a (1): the constricted end of a bottle (2): the slender proximal end of a fruit b: cervix
2. c: the part of a stringed musical instrument extending from the body and supporting the fingerboard and strings d: a narrow stretch of land e: strait 1b f: the part of a tooth between the crown and the root--see tooth illustration g: a column of solidified magma of a volcanic pipe or laccolith
3: a narrow margin "won by a ~"
4: region, part "my ~ of the woods"
[2]neck vt (1842) 1: to kiss and caress amorously
2: to reduce in diameter ~ vi 1: to engage in amorous kissing and caressing
2: to become constricted: narrow