(1):

(v. t.) To seize, pull, or twist the neck of; specif., to hang by the neck; to kill by hanging.

(2):

(n.) Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.

(3):

(n.) A rawboned person.

(4):

(n.) A ragged, stunted tree or branch.