Stiff neck meaning in English

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Definition

(I've got) a stiff neck: (I've got) strained, rigid, neck muscles idiom
the neck the part of the body that connects the head to the shoulders
stiff: rigid, inflexible, firm, tight adjective

Examples

  • "Announcer : Back ache? Stiff neck?"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below using words from the advertisement you just heard.

Pain or soreness in one's back is called a back .
When the muscles in your neck are sore or tense, you have a neck.
An unwanted, troublesome, wild plant is called a .
The solid surface of earth where plants, flowers and trees grow from is called the .

Fill in the blanks below using words from the advertisement you just heard.

Pain or soreness in one's back is called a back ache 1.
When the muscles in your neck are sore or tense, you have a stiff 2 neck.
An unwanted, troublesome, wild plant is called a weed 3.
The solid surface of earth where plants, flowers and trees grow from is called the ground 4.
1 ache: This is the right answer. An "ache" is a dull, continuous pain. It is usually used to describe pain felt in muscles, joints and bones, after strenuous exercise, for example. Note that we use "ache" to describe many different kinds of pain: headaches, stomach aches, etc.
2 stiff: The word "stiff" means rigid or difficult to bend. When one has a sore neck it is "tense", rigid or "stiff".
3 weed: A "weed" is a wild plant that grows where it isn't wanted. They often take over the ground around other plants and kill them. The act of removing these plants is called "weeding".
4 ground: The "ground" refers to the solid surface of earth. In this advertisement, the Supertrowel extends to reach the weeds "on the ground".

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