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crew neck

/ˈkɹuˌnɛk/

crew neck adjective: referring to the collar of pullover garments and usually of sweaters and T-shirts, when [the collar] circles the neck.

crew neck: referring to the collar of pullover garments and usually of sweaters and T-shirts, when [the...
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Adjective

crew neck (not comparable)

  1. Referring to the collar of pullover garments and usually of sweaters and T-shirts, when [the collar] circles the neck.
    • The designer herself was wearing tailored caramel-coloured trousers with a toning crew neck knit, because “it’s work, and I have too much to do to get dressed up”.2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian
    Synonyms:
    crewnecked
  2. Referring to a garment's collar whose front is meant to ride up onto the neck, sometimes to Adam's apple level.
    Synonyms:
    high crew

Noun

crew neck (plural crew necks)

  1. A round neckline with a ribbed texture.
    • For a writer celebrated for his control of his characters’ inner lives, for a husband and father notoriously prickly about his expression of the suburban proprieties — the crewneck Shetland sweater and khakis, the plummy faux-Brahmin accent, the adoring Labrador at his feet, the woodpile neatly...2009 March 15, Geoffrey Wolff, “Suburban Suffering”, in New York Times
  2. (broadly) A shirt, sweater, or similar garment with such a neckline.

Synonyms of crew neck

Forms of crew neck

Adjective
alternative formcrewneck
Noun
pluralcrew necks

Questions about crew neck

What does crew neck mean?
Crew neck means referring to the collar of pullover garments and usually of sweaters and T-shirts, when [the collar] circles the neck.
What part of speech is crew neck?
Crew neck can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce crew neck?
Crew neck is pronounced /ˈkɹuˌnɛk/.

Words near crew neck in the dictionary

  1. crew cuts
  2. crew date
  3. crew dates
  4. crew member
  5. crew members
  6. crew neck
  7. crew necks
  8. crew over
  9. crew resource management
  10. crew sock
  11. crew socks

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