Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with neck in American Collocation
neck
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/nek/
painful or injured
bad
broken
fractured
painful
sore
stiff
I’ve had a bad neck for years.
short/long
long
short
He was small and stocky, with a short neck.
thick
fat
thick
He craned his thick neck to glance back over his shoulder.
thin
scraggy
scrawny
slender
slim
thin
She was a tall girl with a slender neck.
not covered
bare
He could feel the draught on his bare neck.
stretch your neck
bend
crane
extend
strain
stretch
She craned her neck to see what was going on.
break your or someone’s neck
break
snap
In a freak accident in February 1940, Leonard broke his neck.
injure your neck
crick
hurt
injure
strain
twist
In the warm-up, Ferdinand cricked his neck, so couldn’t play.
twist an animal’s neck
twist
wring
They killed the chickens by wringing their necks.