neck

IPA: nˈɛk

(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
(botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
(music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
(engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
(architecture) The gorgerin of a capital.
(geology) A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
(firearms) The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
(figurative) A person's life.
(informal, MLE, slang) A falsehood; a lie.
(slang) Fellatio
(now historical) A bundle of wheat used in certain English harvest ceremonies.
(folklore) A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.

(transitive, slang) To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.
(intransitive, informal, chiefly US) To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
(transitive, slang) To drink or swallow rapidly.
(intransitive) To decrease in diameter.

Examples of "neck" in Sentences

The caption, "Obama and McCain neck to neck" is most appropriate.
Found in the middle of the chest just below the neck is a 'dragoes' symbol.
Yes, a screwdriver sticking out of your neck is always something of a wrinkle.
Boy he's sure pretty red on that picture he kind of look's like his neck is a little red too.
The murderer strains the law to protect his damned useless neck; I'm going to strain the law to break his neck_.
And on a cord around my neck is a swedish fire steel, its striker, and a waterproof vile of petroleum jelly smeared cotton balls.
As she bends over the goblet, the cloth at her throat falls away and I note that her neck is the golden brown of a bruised peach.