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gooseneck

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈɡusˌnɛk/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often

Examples

  • A gooseneck lamp can be swiveled around an object, allowing a good examination of all its surfaces.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of gooseneck barnacle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of gooseneck loosestrife.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To seal (a bag) securely by twisting, folding, and cinching or taping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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6

noun

Meaning 6

something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: curve, curved shape

History

Etymology

From goose + neck.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: joutsenkaula — anything shaped like a goose's neck
  • German: Schwanenhals — anything shaped like a goose's neck
  • Swedish: svanhals — anything shaped like a goose's neck
  • Finnish: puominivel — swivel connection on a sailboat for the boom to attach to the mast
  • French: vit-de-mulet — swivel connection on a sailboat for the boom to attach to the mast
  • German: Lümmelbeschlag — swivel connection on a sailboat for the boom to attach to the mast
  • German: Lümmel — swivel connection on a sailboat for the boom to attach to the mast