neck and neck Definition

neck
noun

1. The part of the body between the head and the shoulders.
2. The part of a garment at or covering the neck.
3. A narrow part; a narrow connecting part.

Example: joined to the mainland by a neck of land
4. horse-racing.
A head-and-neck's length; a small margin.
Example: won by a neck
5. The meat from the neck of an animal.
6. colloq
Impudence; boldness.

verb

tr & intr
necked, necking
1. slang
To hug and kiss amorously.

Idiom: get it in the neck

colloq
To be severely rebuked or punished.

Idiom: neck and neck

Said of competitors in a race or election, etc: exactly level.

Idiom: neck or nothing

Risking everything.

Idiom: risk one's neck

See under risk.

Idiom: save one's or someone's neck (save one's or someone's skin)

See under save.

Idiom: stick one's neck out

See under stick.

Idiom: up to one's neck in something

colloq
Deeply involved in (especially a troublesome situation); busy; preoccupied.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hnecca.