<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk</li><li>the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline</li><li>the length of the neck of a horse or other animal as a measure in racing</li><li>the slender part near the top of a bottle, vase, or similar object</li><li>any narrow, connecting, or projecting part suggesting the neck of an animal</li><li>a narrow strip of land, as an isthmus or a cape</li><li>a strait</li><li>the longer and more slender part of a violin or similar stringed instrument, extending from the body to the head</li><li>the part on a shank of a bolt next to the head, especially when it has a special form</li><li>a narrowed part of a bone, organ, or the like (Anatomy)</li><li>the slightly narrowed region of a tooth between the crown and the root (Dentistry)</li><li>a cylindrical continuation of the shaft of a column above the lower astragal of the capital (Architecture)</li><li>the solidified lava or igneous rock filling a conduit leading either to a vent of an extinct volcano or to a laccolith (Geology)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to embrace, kiss, and caress one another amorously (Informal, used without object)</li><li>to embrace, kiss, and caress (someone) amorously (Informal, used with object)</li><li>to strangle or behead</li></ul>