What's the difference between neck and scuff?

Neck


Definition:

  • (n.) The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.
  • (n.) Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal
  • (n.) The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.
  • (n.) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
  • (n.) That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board.
  • (n.) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.
  • (n.) the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.
  • (v. t.) To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a shaft.
  • (v. t. & i.) To kiss and caress amorously.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This study was undertaken to determine whether the survival of Hispanic patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck was different from that of Anglo-American patients.
  • (2) Three of the patients had had fractures of the femoral neck.
  • (3) An association of cyclophosphamide, fluorouracil and methotrexate already employed with success against solid tumours in other sites was used in the treatment of 62 patients with advanced tumours of the head and neck.
  • (4) Currently, photodynamic therapy is under FDA-approved clinical investigational trials in the treatment of tumors of the skin, bronchus, esophagus, bladder, head and neck, and of gynecologic and ocular tumors.
  • (5) A triphasic pattern was evident for the neck moments including a small phase which represented a seating of the headform on the nodding blocks of the uppermost ATD neck segment, and two larger phases of opposite polarity which represented the motion of the head relative to the trunk during the first 350 ms after impact.
  • (6) By means of computed tomography (CT) values related to bone density and mass were assessed in the femoral head, neck, trochanter, shaft, and condyles.
  • (7) A neck clipping of the aneurysm and an aneurysmectomy were performed on September 27.
  • (8) Thirteen patients had had a posterior dislocation with an associated fracture of the femoral head located either caudad or cephalad to the fovea centralis (Pipkin Type-I or Type-II injury), one had had a posterior dislocation with associated fractures of the femoral head and neck (Pipkin Type III), two had had a posterior dislocation with associated fractures of the femoral head and the acetabular rim (Pipkin Type IV), and three had had a fracture-dislocation that we could not categorize according to the Pipkin classification.
  • (9) We report a rare case of odontogenic abscess, detected while the patient was in the intensive care unit (ICU), which resulted in sepsis and the patient's death due to mediastinitis, skull osteomyelitis, and deep neck cellulitis.
  • (10) Water immersion (WI) to the neck induces prompt increases in central blood volume, central venous pressure, and atrial distension.
  • (11) This study reviewed 148 patients who had received radiation for head and neck cancer.
  • (12) In 17 patients with femoral neck fractures who were between 15 and 40 years old the incidence of aseptic necrosis in patients followed more than 2 years was 18.7 per cent.
  • (13) Patients with femoral neck fractures treated at a department of orthopedic surgery in a university hospital and one retrospective control sample from a department of general surgery in a county hospital.
  • (14) The patient had experienced repeated spontaneous fractures for 1.5 years such as serial rib fractures, fractures of the sternum and most recently fracture of the neck of the femur after a minimal trauma.
  • (15) We treated a 62-year-old man with intermittent polyarthritis whose neck pain was prominent.
  • (16) Nine of the patients had tumors which were diagnosed as follicular carcinoma, 4 of whom had recurrences in the neck region.
  • (17) Moreover, the majority of the 'out of phase' units showed an increased discharge during side-up animal tilt and side-down neck rotation.
  • (18) When the supraomohyoid neck dissection specimen showed no involvement, the overall incidence of treatment failure in the neck at 2-year follow-up was 5 percent.
  • (19) On day 7, washes were collected as on day 0, and a collar was attached to the neck to prevent contamination from saliva.
  • (20) This weakness and its role in persistent neck pain should be recognized.

Scuff


Definition:

  • (n.) The back part of the neck; the scruff.
  • (v. i.) To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Zusi rather scuffs his free kick, but he's involved again a minute later — getting to the byline and forcing another corner.
  • (2) Instead he scuffs the ball harmlessly wide when a firmer header would surely have put Ireland a goal up and levelled the tie on aggregate.
  • (3) By that stage United could have been three in front, for Martial should have scored when Rooney broke clear and unselfishly squared for his better-placed team-mate, only to see the teenager scuff his attempt at a tap-in and allow John Stones to get in the way.
  • (4) The France international should have scored when a long throw into the Liverpool area fell to the unmarked striker, but Gameiro could only scuff his volley straight at Mignolet who diverted over.
  • (5) Did Denis Bergkamp, or even Matt le Tissier, ever scuff it?"
  • (6) Ospina barely had to get a scuff of mud on his kit and Francis Coquelin demonstrated again that he is better suited for the defensive midfield role than Mikel Arteta.
  • (7) He almost had time to take a touch and shoot, but he swung his hips with the ball attempting a first time shot, and in doing so only managed to scuff it.
  • (8) He takes the ball down and scuffS it past Handanovic - but onto the left-hand post.
  • (9) But no repeat of his 2006 Mexican antics: he scuffs the volley, and Cillessen gathers a ball sailing serenely towards the top corner.
  • (10) He makes space for the shot on his right but scuffs it into the arms of Myhill.
  • (11) 58 mins French substitution: Christoph Dugarry (21) for Youri Djorkaeff 54 mins Thuram gets a beautiful cross on to the head of Trezeguet, who fails to connect properly in the Senegal box and scuffs it wide.
  • (12) Anyway, the striker should score, with only the keeper to beat, but he scuffs his shot, allowing Muslera to get something behind it.
  • (13) He lays it back to Gutierrez, who scuffs his shot wide from the edge of the area.
  • (14) The winger rounded McCarthy but presented with an open goal could only scuff a left-foot shot into the side-netting.
  • (15) 16 min Silva scuffs a shot straight at Benaglio from the left corner of the box.
  • (16) Having toyed with José Holebas on the right, Cuadrado threaded the ball across the Greece area, Rodríguez dummied beautifully and there was the left-back Armero to scuff a shot into the bottom corner via a deflection off Kostas Manolas.
  • (17) They came from on high, striking branch after branch on their descent as if they were playing pinball, making light scuffs and scrapes with each deflection.
  • (18) Barrantes again, but he seems to kick the snow as he takes the kick and scuffs the ball weakly to the edge of the box, where the US defense batter it...anywhere.
  • (19) The ball is played out to Milito in the right channel and he squares it to Maicon, who scuffs it past the challenge of one defender before poking past Valdes from about five yards.
  • (20) Silva, though, is put off by his team-mate and, rushing in behind, scuffs his shot somewhat.