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neck rule

neck rule is the ellipsis of above the neck rule.

Meaning of above the neck rule

Noun

the above the neck rule

  1. A guideline for deciding whether to exercise when sick, which posits that if symptoms (like a runny nose, sneezing, or mild sore throat) are only "above the neck," light to moderate activity may be permissible, but "below the neck" symptoms (chest congestion, body aches, cough) indicate one should refrain from exercise to avoid worsening illness.
    • See also: neck rule

Questions about neck rule

What is neck rule the ellipsis of?
Neck rule is the ellipsis of above the neck rule.

Words near neck rule in the dictionary

  1. neck plate
  2. neck plates
  3. neck pubes
  4. neck ring
  5. neck rings
  6. neck rule
  7. neck sweetbread
  8. neck sweetbreads
  9. neck tie
  10. neck up
  11. neck verse

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Adapted from Wiktionary: neck rule (page history and authors); above the neck rule (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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