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Neck Wins Horse Race Small Distance Part Necking

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If a horse wins a race by a n___, it wins by a very small distance.If a horse wins a race by a neck, it wins by a very small distance.
Four of the seven races were won by a neck or less.
word neck
full-definition
noun
Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body.
She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly.
He was short and stocky, and had a thick neck.
The neck of an article of clothing such as a shirt, dress, or sweater is the part which surrounds your neck.
...the low, ruffled neck of her blouse.
He wore a blue shirt open at the neck.
The neck of something such as a bottle or a guitar is the long narrow part at one end of it.
Catherine gripped the broken neck of the bottle.
...cancer of the neck of the womb.
If a horse wins a race by a neck, it wins by a very small distance.
Four of the seven races were won by a neck or less.
verb
If two people are necking, they are kissing each other in a sexual way.
They sat talking and necking in the car for another ten minutes.
I found myself behind a curtain, necking with my best friend.
inflections necksneckingneckedsnog
cefr-level A2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2

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