English · Body & Health
neck
/nek/
[/nek/]
head-to-body link
Beginnernoun
Definition
The part of the body that connects the head to the shoulders.
Example
She stretched her stiff neck after sitting hunched over her desk all morning.
She stretched her stiff neck after sitting hunched over her desk all morning.
Etymology
From Old English 'hnecca', of Germanic origin.
How & Where It’s Used
'Neck and neck' means very close in a race or contest.