Main Entry: ¹neck

Pronunciation: \ˈnek\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca; akin to Old High German hnac nape

Date: before 12th century

1 a (1) : the part of an animal that connects the head with the body (2) : the siphon of a bivalve mollusk (as a clam) b : the part of a garment that covers or is next to the neck
2 : a relatively narrow part suggestive of a neck: as a (1) : the constricted end of a bottle (2) : the slender proximal end of a fruit b : cervix 2 c : the part of a stringed musical instrument extending from the body and supporting the fingerboard and strings d : a narrow stretch of land e : strait 1b f : the part of a tooth between the crown and the root — see tooth illustration g : a column of solidified magma of a volcanic pipe or laccolith
3 : a narrow margin <won by a neck>
4 : region, part <my neck of the woods>