The difference between Neck and Pet
When used as nouns, neck means the part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals, whereas pet means an animal kept as a companion.
When used as verbs, neck means to hang by the neck, whereas pet means to stroke or fondle (an animal).
Pet is also adjective with the meaning: favourite.
check bellow for the other definitions of Neck and Pet
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Neck as a noun (anatomy):
The part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
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Neck as a noun:
The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
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Neck as a noun:
The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
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Neck as a noun:
The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
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Neck as a noun (botany):
The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
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Neck as a noun (music):
The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
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Neck as a noun:
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
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Neck as a noun (engineering):
A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
Examples:
"a neck forming the journal of a shaft"
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Neck as a noun:
The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
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Neck as a noun (architecture):
The gorgerin of a capital.
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Neck as a noun (firearms):
The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
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Neck as a noun (informal, MLE, slang):
A falsehood; a lie.
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Neck as a verb:
To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate
Examples:
"Go neck yourself."
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Neck as a verb (chiefly, US):
To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
Examples:
"Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them."
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Neck as a verb:
To drink rapidly.
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Neck as a verb:
To decrease in diameter.
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Pet as a noun:
An animal kept as a companion.
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Pet as a noun (by extension):
Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
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Pet as a noun:
One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
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Pet as a noun:
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
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Pet as a verb (transitive):
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
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Pet as a verb (transitive, informal):
To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
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Pet as a verb (intransitive, informal):
Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
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Pet as a verb (dated, transitive):
To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
Examples:
"His daughter was petted and spoiled."
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Pet as a verb (archaic, intransitive):
To be a pet.
Examples:
"rfquotek Feltham"
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Pet as a verb (archaic, intransitive):
To be peevish; to sulk.
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Pet as an adjective:
Favourite; cherished.
Examples:
"a pet child"
"The professor seemed offended by the criticism of her pet theory."
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Pet as an adjective:
Kept or treated as a pet.
Examples:
"pet rock"
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Pet as a noun:
A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
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Pet as a noun:
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Pet as a noun (Geordie):