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n.
1) to crane one's ~
2) to twist, wring smb.'s ~
3) ( misc. ) to risk one's ~ ('to risk one's life'); to break one's ~ trying to do smt. ('to make a maximum effort to get smt. done'); to stick one's ~ out ('to expose oneself to danger'); by a ~ ('by a close margin'); up to one's ~ in work ('swamped with work'); ~ and ~ ('even')
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v. ( colloq. ) ( D ; intr. ) ('to hug and kiss') to ~ with