noun
The juncture of the head and the trunk
cervix, cervical vertebrae, nape, scruff; see throat.
The part of a dress at the neck
neckband, neckline, collar line; see collar.
be punished, be discharged, undergo; see suffer 1.
endanger oneself, gamble, take a chance; see risk.
endanger oneself, take a chance, gamble; see risk.
by a close margin, barely, by a hair, by a nose.
verb
kiss, make out*, pet, smooch*, make love.
See neck in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To engage in kissing, caressing, and other amorous behavior:
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