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

to neck

12 8.2

To kiss and hold someone in a sexual way, often in public

verb
/nɛk/

NSFW

: besuquearse

They were caught necking on the park bench in broad daylight, much to their embarrassment.

And being a straight guy, having to neck a bloke, yeah, it's tough.

Examples

June and the cowboy are already necking in the station wagon.

Asteroid City (2023)
Just a couple of kids necking.

Dirty Harry (1971)
OK, I'm going to do some major neck action right now.
And being a straight guy, having to neck a bloke, yeah, it's tough.

Anything Goes With James English
You could have necked me in the night, but you didn't.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
They'll be necking in a minute.

Let Him Have It (1991)
Behind them, other students from the high school were yawning, necking, or telling others to be quiet.

Fiction book (1990)
That's the way you looked that night with Mitchell Anderson when you were out necking.

Short Cuts (1993)
Scattered pairs of teenagers were necking in the shadows of the splintered pilings below my feet.

Fiction book (1990)
And, in a booth, KID SAYLOR, a cocky 20-year-old, necking with a pony-tailed TEENAGER.

Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

to make out

vsto neck

NSFW

130 8.1

To kiss and touch someone in a sexual way

is used for sexual kissing or caressing that occurs in public or semi public places

necking

vsto neck

NSFW

1 8.2

Kissing and gentle touching in a romantic way without touching private parts

is about sexual kissing or caressing shown in public or semi public places

Idioms

neck and neck

28 3.5

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

to stick one's neck out

22 7.2

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

neck of the woods

Informal

21 3.2

The local area you live in or near

pain in the neck

Informal

11 4.1

A person or thing that is annoying and causes trouble

up to my neck

Informal

3 7.6

Very busy with difficult work or problems and almost overwhelmed

albatross around one's neck

Informal

2 8.6

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

up to one's neck

Informal

2 7.9

Being very busy with a lot of difficult work or problems

up to your neck

Informal

1 7.9

Very involved in a difficult situation with too much to do

dead from the neck up

Offensive

9.5

Too tired to think clearly or pay attention

to fall on someone's neck

7.2

Hug someone tightly because you feel very happy or relieved

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

Phrasal Verbs

to breathe down someone's neck

Informal

14 7.5

To watch or pressure someone closely so they feel nervous

Compounds

V-neck

8 2.6

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

neck brace

Specialized

7 3.8

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

neck-deep

4 6.9

Very involved in a difficult situation that is hard to manage

neck bone

Specialized

3 3.7

A small bone in the neck that helps protect the spine

crew neck

1 2.1

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

bull neck

1 7.4

A very thick, short neck that makes someone look strong

neck exercise

1 3.4

A movement that makes the neck muscles stronger or more flexible

beef neck

2.8

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

keyhole neck

6.6

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

long-neck clam

4.4

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

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 opening

3.2

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

neck ruff

Archaic

9.9

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

neck sweetbread

Specialized

9.9

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

pencil-neck

Offensive

9.9

A person who is thin and seen as weak or nerdy

polo-neck collar

3.4

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

polo-neck

4.3

A sweater with a high collar that folds over

swan-neck

Specialized

9.9

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

How Passionate

petting

NSFW

34 7.1

French kiss

NSFW

6 3.3

to make out

NSFW

130 8.1

to neck

NSFW

12 8.2

kiss

752 1.0

Surface Forms

neck infinitive

necked past

necked past participle

necking present participle

necks third person singular

Etymology

Neck as a verb meaning to kiss or embrace comes from the noun 'neck' and the image of two people pressing their heads and necks together, so a helpful way to remember it is to imagine lovers 'necking' closely.