neck 1, noun (oh) and PACMOS TECH (finance)

neck 1, noun (oh)

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1 ?part of the body?
2 ?clothing?
3 ?narrow part?
4 be up to your neck in something
5 neck and neck (with somebody)
6 in this/somebody's neck of the woods
7 get it in the neck
8 by a neck
9 ?land?
10 (hang) around your neck
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[Language: Old English; Origin: hnecca]
?PART OF THE BODY?
the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders, or the same part of an animal or bird
around sb's neck
::Jean wore a string of pearls around her neck.
::Mike rubbed the back of his neck.
::You have a lot of tension in your neck muscles.
::He patted his horse's neck.
::She had a mass of golden hair , which she wore in a coil at the nape (=back) of her neck .
::The dog picked up the puppy and carried it by the scruff (=back) of the neck into the house.
?CLOTHING?
the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck
neck of
::The neck of his shirt was open.
::The sweater has a round neck and long sleeves.
V-necked/open-necked etc
::a navy V-necked sweater
-see also crew neck, polo neck, scoop neck, turtleneck, V-neck
?NARROW PART?
the narrow part of something, usually at the top
neck of
::Lara put the cork back in the neck of the bottle.
::a crack in the neck of the violin
be up to your neck in sth
a) to be very busy with something
::She's up to her neck in work.
b) to be in a difficult situation that is hard to escape from
::Jim's up to his neck in Debt.
neck and neck (with sb)
informal if two competitors or groups are neck and neck in a competition or race, they are level with each Other
::Opinion polls show the two main parties are running neck and neck.
in this/sb's neck of the woods
informal in a particular area or part of the country
::I haven't been in this neck of the woods for years.
get it in the neck
BrE spoken to be punished or criticized
::If we don't make some changes we'll all get it in the neck.
by a neck
informal if a race, especially a horse race, is won by a neck, the winner is only a very short distance in front
::Our horse won by a neck.
?LAND?
a narrow piece of land that comes out of a wider part
::a neck of land between a lake and the sea
(hang) around your neck
if something hangs around your neck, it keeps causing you problems
-see also be breathing down sb's neck at breathe (5), I'll wring sb's neck at wring (6), pain in the neck at pain 1 (3), risk your neck at risk 2 (1), save sb's neck at save 1 (11), stick your neck out atstick out(3)

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