neck

/nek/ noun [C]

Definition

PART OF THE BODY › the part of the body between your head and your shoulders: He was wearing a gold chain around his neck. She fell off a horse and broke her neck.

PART OF CLOTHING › the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck: a polo-neck/V-neck jumper

→ See also polo neck → See also by the scruff of the/your neck

(Definition of neck noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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