1. (

• neck ,
• cervix ,

) the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck" ;

2. (

• neck

) a narrow elongated projecting strip of land ;

3. (

• neck

) a cut of meat from the neck of an animal ;

4. (

• neck ,

) a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck" ;

5. (

• neck ,
• neck_opening

) an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck ;

1. (

• neck ,
• make_out ,

) kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" ;