Definition of "neck" []

• The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders or trunk. (noun)
• The part of a garment around or near the neck. (noun)
• Anatomy A narrow or constricted part of a structure, as of a bone or organ, that joins its parts; a cervix. (noun)
• Anatomy The part of a tooth between the crown and the root. (noun)
• A relatively narrow elongation, projection, or connecting part: a neck of land; the neck of a flask. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The murderer strains the law to protect his damned useless neck; I'm going to strain the law to break his neck_."
• "The caption, "Obama and McCain neck to neck" is most appropriate."
• "And on a cord around my neck is a swedish fire steel, its striker, and a waterproof vile of petroleum jelly smeared cotton balls."