Necking

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  • noun. A molding between the upper part of a column and the projecting part of the capital.
  • noun. The act of kissing and caressing.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In arch., the hypophyge or moldings often intervening between the projecting part of the capital of a column and the vertical part or shaft, as the annulets of the Doric capital: often used as a synonym of neck, though strictly a column may have a neck, but no necking. See cuts under capital and column.
  • noun. A neckhandkerchief or necktie.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Same as neckmold.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of neck.
  • noun. A behavior among male giraffes where they hold combat for social dominance using their necks as weapons.
  • noun. A neckmould.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
  • noun. the molding at the top of a column
  • Word Usage
    "A small (1/2 BLOCKQUOTE square) park near our house, known during the rest of the week as a favorite for necking, is transformed into a magic wonderland of food (raw and cooked), clothing, furniture and junk."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    molding  moulding  
    variant
    neckmold  
    verb-stem
    neck