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 )