neck and neck
91neck — I. n cheek, impudence, daring, chutzpah. This sense of the word is at least 100 years old, originating in rustic northern English speech. It survives principally in the form brass neck, a synonym for bare faced cheek . ► I tell you, she s got… …
92neck — nek n. part of a body (of a man or animal) between the shoulders and the head; part of a garment that covers or surrounds the neck; cut of meat from the neck of an animal; long opening in the top of a bottle; insolence (Slang) v. (Slang) kiss and …
93neck*/*/*/ — [nek] noun [C] 1) the part of your body that joins your head to the rest of your body 2) the part of a piece of clothing that fits around your neck 3) a long narrow part of something such as a bottle or a musical instrument • neck and neck with… …
94Neck and neck — If two competitors or candidates, etc, are neck and neck, then they are very close and neither is clearly winning …
95neck — [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… …
96neck of the capital — Gorgerin Gor ge*rin , n. [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.) In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings; called also {neck of the capital}, and… …
97neck and neck — adjective Very close in progress, as in a race or contest. The polls suggest that the candidates were neck and neck in the election …
98neck and neck — running at the same speed, even steven, side by side It was neck and neck all the way then Jordy won the race by leaning forward at the finish line! …
99neck and neck — equal or nearly equal in a race or contest The two teams were neck and neck in the race to win the national championship …
100neck and neck — involved in a close race, competition etc The candidates are running neck and neck in this election …
