🦒 Body part 🌄 Narrow land strip 🍾 Narrow part 👗 Part of clothing 💏 To kiss closely 🥩 A meat cut

neck

1 5.3

A cut of meat from where an animal's head joins its body for slow cooking

noun
/nɛk/

: cuello

It's a lamb soup made from the neck and the shoulder of a lamb, and it's cooked overnight.

No, I do need to back fat, Turkey neck, everything.

Autoplay Next

Examples

To make the stew, simmer the beef neck with vegetables and herbs for several hours.
Turkey neck bones, just like you make 'em.

Jumping the Broom (2011)
You cut off the neck at the backbone, then get rid of the head.

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
Automobile emission controls and safety requirements remain a pain in the neck for car manufacturers.

Academic text (1997)
Every couple of days I'd catch a chicken and wring its neck before plucking and frying it.

Fiction book (1996)
The chef recommended using a lamb neck to create a rich, flavorful broth.
For the best results, braise the pork neck slowly until it becomes tender and juicy.

Synonyms

cut

vsneck

31 2.1

A piece of meat sliced from an animal for cooking

is the particular front-area piece used for long, slow cooking

cut of meat

vsneck

6 2.7

A piece of meat taken from a certain part of an animal

is the specific front-area portion often chosen for slow cooking

scrag

vsneck

1 9.9

A thin, bony cut of meat from an animal's neck used for slow cooking

is a broader front-area piece for slow cooking, not only the thin end

beef neck

vsneck

2.8

A cut of beef from the cow's neck used for slow cooking and making broth

is the same piece but applies to any animal rather than only cows

scrag end

vsneck

9.9

A thin, lean piece from the neck of lamb or veal for cooking

means the same but adds the word end in the name

Idioms

neck and neck

27 3.5

So close in a race or competition that it is hard to tell who will win

neck of the woods

Informal

22 3.2

The local area you live in or near

pain in the neck

Informal

12 4.1

A person or thing that is annoying and causes trouble

up to your neck

Informal

4 7.9

Very involved in a difficult situation with too much to do

up to my neck

Informal

4 7.6

Very busy with difficult work or problems and almost overwhelmed

to fall on someone's neck

1 7.2

Hug someone tightly because you feel very happy or relieved

dead from the neck up

Offensive

1 9.5

Too tired to think clearly or pay attention

to stick one's neck out

1 7.2

To take a risk by saying or doing something that may get you in trouble

albatross around one's neck

Informal

8.6

A constant problem or responsibility that is hard to get rid of

up to (one's) neck

Informal

6.8

Having too much work or too many problems to deal with

up to one's neck in alligators

Informal

9.6

Very busy dealing with many difficult problems

up to one's neck

Informal

7.9

Being very busy with a lot of difficult work or problems

Compounds

V-neck

10 2.6

A neckline shaped like the letter V that slopes down in the front

neck brace

Specialized

8 3.8

A support worn around the neck to keep it still and help it heal

neck bone

Specialized

5 3.7

A small bone in the neck that helps protect the spine

neck-deep

5 6.9

Very involved in a difficult situation that is hard to manage

pencil-neck

Offensive

4 9.9

A person who is thin and seen as weak or nerdy

bull neck

1 7.4

A very thick, short neck that makes someone look strong

crew neck

1 2.1

A round neckline that sits close to the base of the neck on sweaters or t-shirts

neck exercise

1 3.4

A movement that makes the neck muscles stronger or more flexible

polo-neck

1 4.3

A sweater with a high collar that folds over

neck opening

1 3.2

A hole in clothing like a shirt or dress where the neck goes

swan-neck

Specialized

1 9.9

A kind of orchid with long curved flower stems like a swan's neck

keyhole neck

1 6.6

A neckline with a small round or teardrop cutout below the collarbones

neck ruff

Archaic

1 9.9

A high, stiff collar made of linen or lace worn around the neck

long-neck clam

1 4.4

A type of shellfish with a thin oval shell and a long thin neck eaten as food

beef neck

2.8

A cut of beef from the cow's neck used for slow cooking and making broth

mock polo neck

6.3

A short, close-fitting collar that stands up but does not fold over

mock polo neck collar

7.6

A short soft collar that stands up around the neck and is sewn to the top

gamer neck

Texting

8.6

Neck pain from sitting with bad posture while playing video games

neck sweetbread

Specialized

9.9

A soft part from an animal's neck that people eat

polo-neck collar

3.4

A high, close-fitting part of a shirt or sweater that folds over and covers the neck

How Tender

rib

125 1.4

neck

1 5.3

shoulder

5 5.3

shank

7 5.8

Surface Forms

neck singular

necks plural

Etymology

Neck as a cut of meat is simply the meat from an animal's 'neck', and that is why this cut is often used for slow cooking since it comes from that part of the body.