Neck - English meaning

nek

Neck – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body.
Usage examples:
She had a silver crucifix around her neck
Synonims:
NapeScruffCervixScragHalse
noun
A narrow connecting or end part of something.
Usage examples:
There was blossom on the trees, birds were singing and a stork was nesting in the neck of a rusting…
noun
The length of a horse's head and neck as a measure of its lead in a race.
Usage examples:
Dolpour won by a neck from wood dancer

verb
(of two people) kiss and caress amorously.
Usage examples:
We started necking on the sofa
Synonims:
KissCaressPetSmoochCanoodleSnogPlay kissy-faceMake outSpoon
verb
Swallow (something, especially a drink).
Usage examples:
After necking some beers, we left the bar
verb
Form a narrowed part at a particular point when subjected to tension.
Usage examples:
The nylon filament necks down to a fraction of its original diameter

noun
The part of the body that joins the head to the shoulders
Usage examples:
She rubbed her neck., his shirt was open at the neck., a vase with a long neck

noun
The part of a piece of clothing that goes around a person's neck
Usage examples:
This sweater's too tight in the neck., he wasn't wearing a tie and his shirt was open at the neck.,…

noun
Part of a hollow object that is at the top and is narrower than the part below it
Usage examples:
The neck of a bottle/guitar

noun
A narrow part of a body part
Usage examples:
Cancer of the neck of the uterus

verb
To kiss and hold a person in a sexual way

verb
To drink something, especially alcohol, very quickly
Usage examples:
He's necked two bottles of wine already.

Neck translation into English

Neck: translate from English into Chinese

脖子, 颈部, 颈, 头颈, 领, 颈项, 脖, 脰, 拥吻, 拥抱, 頡

Neck: translate from English into Dutch

Nek, Hals, Halsstuk, Halslengte, Wurgen, De nek omdraaien, Worgen

Neck: translate from English into French

Cou, Nuque, Goulot, Encolure, Collet, Étouffer, Se jeter au cou, S'embrasser, S'étreindre

Neck: translate from English into German

Nacken, Hals, Ausschnitt, Genick, Halsweite, Landenge, Knutschen, Schmusen, Sich knutschen

Neck: translate from English into Hindi

गरदन, गला, ग्रीवा, कंठ, गरेबान, कालर, टोंटी, गले मिलना, स्थल-डमरूमध्य, कण्ठ

Neck: translate from English into Italian

Collo, Manico, Scollo, Colletto, Gola, Scollatura, Istmo, Pomiciare, Sbaciucchiarsi

Neck: translate from English into Korean

목, 목의 길이, 경주말 따위의 목의 길이, 목 모양의 부분, 기물 따위의 목 모양의 부분, 목을 서로 껴안고 애무하다, ...의 목을 껴안고 애무하다, 목을 껴안고 애무하다

Neck: translate from English into Russian

Шея, Шейка, Горлышко, Горловина, Горло, Воротник, Перешеек, Насадка, Цапфа, Нэк, Горлышко бутылки, Обниматься, Узкая часть, Коса, Ворот платья, Заточка, Выточка, Наглость, Пролив, Узкий пролив, Кольцевая канавка, Шейка колонны, Цилиндрический интрузив, Мундштук

Neck: translate from English into Spanish

Cuello, Mástil, Pescuezo, Gollete, Escote, Garganta, Istmo, Acariciarse, Besuquear, Abrazarse amorosamente

Word origin

Old English hnecca ‘back of the neck’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nek ‘neck’ and German Nacken ‘nape’.

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Neck synonims

canoodle

kəˈnuː.dəl

verb
Kiss and cuddle amorously.
Usage examples:
She was caught canoodling with her boyfriend

verb
If two people canoodle, they kiss and hold each other in a sexual way.

Canoodle - all meanings in English

caress

kəˈres

verb
Touch or stroke gently or lovingly.
Usage examples:
She caressed the girl's forehead

noun
A gentle or loving touch.
Usage examples:
She felt the caress of his breath on her cheek

verb
To touch or kiss someone in a gentle and loving way
Usage examples:
Gently he caressed her cheek.

Caress - all meanings in English

cervix

ˈsɜː.vɪks

noun
The narrow passage forming the lower end of the uterus.
Usage examples:
The cervix forms the lower third, connected by a narrow isthmus to the main muscular body of the ut…

noun
The narrow lower part of the womb that leads into the vagina

Cervix - all meanings in English

halse

noun
The hazel, corylus avellana.

Halse - all meanings in English

kiss

verb
Touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting.
Usage examples:
He kissed her on the lips

noun
A touch or caress with the lips.
Usage examples:
A quick kiss on the cheek

verb
To touch or press your lips against another person, esp. another person’s lips or cheek, as a greeting or to express love
Usage examples:
[ i/t ] the two women hugged and kissed (each other)., [ t ] he kissed the children goodbye., give …

Kiss - all meanings in English

nape

noun
The back of a person's neck.
Usage examples:
Her hair was coiled demurely at the nape of her neck

Nape - all meanings in English

pet

noun
A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.
Usage examples:
The pony was a family pet

verb
Stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately.
Usage examples:
The cats came to be petted

noun
A fit of sulking or ill humour.
Usage examples:
Mother's in a pet

Pet - all meanings in English

scrag

verb
Handle roughly; beat up.
Usage examples:
My brothers were hoping he'd put a foot wrong so they could scrag him

noun
An unattractively thin person or animal.
Usage examples:
His companion was a thin scrag of a man

Scrag - all meanings in English

scruff

noun
The back of a person's or animal's neck.
Usage examples:
He grabbed him by the scruff of his neck

verb
Grasp (an animal) by the scruff of its neck.
Usage examples:
Do you have any idea what it feels like to be seized, scruffed, taken like an animal when you're in…

noun
A person with a dirty or untidy appearance.

Scruff - all meanings in English

smooch

verb
Kiss and cuddle amorously.
Usage examples:
The young lovers smooched in their car

noun
A kiss or a spell of amorous kissing and cuddling.
Usage examples:
He moved in for a big smooch

verb
To kiss someone
Usage examples:
She gave her husband a smooch on the way out.

Smooch - all meanings in English

snog

verb
Kiss and cuddle amorously.
Usage examples:
The pair were snogging on the sofa

noun
A long kiss or a period of amorous kissing and cuddling.
Usage examples:
He gave her a proper snog, not just a peck

verb
To kiss and hold a person in a sexual way
Usage examples:
I saw them snogging on the back seat of a bus., i've never snogged (with) a man with a beard., he c…

Snog - all meanings in English

spoon

noun
An implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a long handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food.
Usage examples:
Holding a spoon and a bowl, this woman lunches quietly, pensively and, most importantly, alone on t…

verb
Put (food) into or on something with a spoon.
Usage examples:
Rosie spooned sugar into her mug

noun
A piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

Spoon - all meanings in English

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