English Explanatory Dictionary

gooseneck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
  2. The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
  3. Ellipsis of gooseneck barnacle.
  4. Ellipsis of gooseneck loosestrife.
verb
  1. To seal (a bag) securely by twisting, folding, and cinching or taping.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡusˌnɛk/

Word forms

gooseneck goosenecks goosenecking goosenecked

Etymology

From goose + neck.

Related words

gooseneck barnacle gooseneck pediment
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