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Synonyms of neck in English:

neck


See US English definition of neck

See UK English definition of neck

See Spanish definition of cuello

noun

1

SYNONYMS
nape, scruff
technical cervix
archaic scrag, halse

verb

1

SYNONYMS
kiss, caress, pet
informal smooch, canoodle
British informal snog
North American informal play kissy-face, make out
dated spoon

Phrases

    neck of the woods

    ‘this may not reach your neck of the woods until September (if at all)’


    SYNONYMS
    neighbourhood, district, area, locality, locale, quarter, community, part, region, zone
    informal parts
    British informal manor
    North American informal hood, nabe
    neck and neck

    ‘the six contestants are neck and neck’


    SYNONYMS
    equal, tied, nip and tuck, side by side, with nothing to choose between them, close together
    British level, level pegging
    informal even-steven, even-stevens