neck and neck
81neck and neck — if two people who are competing are neck and neck, they are very close and either of them could win. Recent polls show the Republicans almost neck and neck with the Democratic Party. (often + with) …
82neck and neck — mod. almost even. (See also nip and tuck.) □ The horses were neck and neck at the finish line. □ They ran neck and neck for the entire race …
83neck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca; akin to Old High German hnac nape Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the part of an animal that connects the head with the body (2) the siphon of a bivalve mollusk (as a clam) b.… …
84Neck or Nothing Passage — Location of Desolation Island in the South Shetland Islands …
85And Then There Were None — For other uses, see And Then There Were None (disambiguation). And Then There Were None   …
86Neck (Netherlands) — Dutch town locator maps mun town caption = The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Neck in the municipality of Wormerland.Neck (coord|52|30|N|4|55|E|type:city(989)) is a town in the Dutch province of North… …
87neck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. channel, isthmus, strait, pass; cervix; constriction, narrow ing; scruff, nape. See narrowness, convexity, connection. v. i., slang, make love, pet, make out (inf.), smooch (inf.). See endearment. II… …
88neck and crop — adverb : with brisk dispatch and completeness : summarily turned her out into the street neck and crop W.S.Maugham * * * neck and crop 1. Completely 2. Bodily 3. In a heap 4. Summarily and unceremoniously • • • Main Entry …
89Neck spasm — A neck spasm is an involuntary contraction of the muscles in the neck region. [1] Causes of neck spasm The possible causes of neck spasms include:[2] Anxiety Muscle strain Tension Tetanus Spasmodic torticollis Stress Viral infection Whiplash… …
90neck — [OE] Neck originally meant only the ‘back or nape of the neck’ (that is what its modern German relative nacken denotes, and in Old English times the usual word for ‘neck’ in general was heals). It seems to go back to a prehistoric Indo European… …
