"stiff neck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stiff necks [plural]
Etymology: stiff + neck Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stiff|neck}} stiff + neck Head templates: {{en-noun}} stiff neck (plural stiff necks)
  1. Discomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck. Wikipedia link: stiff neck Related terms: stiff-necked Translations (discomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck): lingo (Bikol Central), niskan jäykkyys (Finnish), jäykkä niska (Finnish), torticolis (French), cabaleiro [masculine] (Galician), Genickstarre [feminine] (German), Nackensteifheit [feminine] (German), twardy kark [masculine] (Polish), torcicolo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-stiff_neck-en-noun-vAm9igpy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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