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Definition of "necked" []

  • Having a neck or neckline of a specified kind. Often used in combination: a long-necked bird; a low-necked dress. (adjective)

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.

Use "necked" in a sentence
  • "Why not a 444 Marlin necked down to 40 or 357 cal?"
  • "Before she leaves, Stefan tells her to gear a high necked sweater, but Elena reveals the almost healed wounds."
  • "In his stiff-necked pride, Mr. Burroughs runs a hazard more humiliating to that pride than any amount of kinship with the other animals."