NECK


Meaning of NECK in English

noun

1 part of the body

ADJECTIVE

▪ long , short

▪ slender , slim , swan-like ( literary )

▪ scraggy ( BrE ), scrawny , thin

▪ strong , thick

▪ sore , stiff

▪ broken

VERB + NECK

▪ crane , strain

I craned my ~ to see what was happening at the front.

▪ break , injure

▪ rub

▪ wring

He killed the chicken quickly by wringing its ~.

When he was late again I wanted to wring his ~.

▪ risk ( figurative )

I'm not going to risk my ~ playing rugby with you!

▪ save ( figurative )

He's out to save his own political ~ (= his political career) .

NECK + NOUN

▪ muscle

▪ brace , collar , support

She's been wearing a ~ brace since her car crash.

▪ injury

▪ ache , pain

PREPOSITION

▪ around your ~ , round your ~ ( esp. BrE )

I keep the key on a string around my ~.

▪ in the ~

The veins in his ~ stood out like knotted rope.

PHRASES

▪ the back of the ~ , the nape of the ~

The hairs on the back of my ~ prickled with fear.

▪ a crick in your ~

I had a crick in my ~ from staring up at the sky so long.

▪ the scruff of the ~

The cat picked up her kitten by the scruff of its ~.

2 part of a piece of clothing

ADJECTIVE

▪ high , low

▪ open

He wore a casual shirt with an open ~.

▪ boat ( AmE ), cowl , crew , halter , round , scoop , V (usually V-neck )

He was wearing a black V-neck sweater.

▪ polo ( BrE ), roll (usually roll-neck ) ( esp. BrE ), turtle (usually turtleneck ) ( AmE )

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .