tech neck

tɛk nɛk

Definition

Definition of tech neck - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

Rare

neck pain from poor posture using devices

Rare

She suffers from tech neck after hours on her phone.

text neck

posture

Rare

wrinkles on neck from device use

Rare

Tech neck is causing premature wrinkles on her neck.

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Expressions with tech

tech up

to become more proficient with technology

She decided to tech up by taking online coding classes.

high-tech

adj.

using or imitating the newest digital methods

Their new drone has high-tech navigation and safety features.

low-tech

adj.

involving simple or traditional technology, not advanced or modern

This is a low-tech solution to the problem.

tech support

assistance with technology-related problems or questions

Tech support helped me fix my computer issue.

hi-tech

adj.

involving the most advanced technology available

The company unveiled its new hi-tech security system..

tech baron

prominent and influential technology entrepreneur

The tech baron launched a new innovative product.

Expressions with neck

brass neck

person showing shameless boldness

She's such a brass neck, always speaking her mind.

crane neck

stretch the neck to see better

She craned her neck to see the parade.

break someone's neck

cause serious injury to someone's neck by force

The villain tried to break the hero's neck during the fight.

have round one's neck

wear something encircling the neck

She had a beautiful scarf round her neck.

break your neck

suffer a serious neck injury

If you dive there, you could break your neck on the rocks.

by the neck

adj.

held tightly around the neck

The cat was caught by the neck.

break one's neck

make great effort to achieve something

She will break her neck to finish the project on time.

neck and neck

adj.

evenly matched, with no clear leader or likely winner

At halftime the teams were neck and neck, and nobody could predict the result.

neck of the woods

local area or region where someone lives or knows well

We haven't seen you around this neck of the woods before.

pain in the neck

person or thing that is very annoying or causes trouble

My little brother is such a pain in the neck.

Examples of tech neck in a sentence

Tech neck is becoming common among teenagers glued to their tablets.
He noticed tech neck lines forming after years of phone use.
Tech neck is a common issue among young adults.

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French:syndrome du cou technologique, rides du cou, ...
German:Handynacken, Tech-Nacken, ...
Italian:dolore al collo da smartphone, rughe da smartphone, ...
Spanish:dolor de cuello por uso de dispositivos, arrugas del cuello por el uso de dispositivos, ...
Portuguese:dor de pescoço digital, pescoço tecnológico, ...
Chinese:科技颈, 科技颈纹, ...
Japanese:テックネック, 技術的な首, ...
Arabic:آلام الرَّقَبَة النّاتِجَة عَنِ اسْتِخْدام الأَجْهِزَة, تَجاعيد الرَّقَبَة النّاتِجَة عن استخدام الأَجْهِزَة, ...
Hebrew:כְּאֵב צוֹוָאר מִשִּׁמּוּשׁ בְּמַכְשִׁירִים, קַמְטֵי צַוָּאר, ...
Russian:техношея, техническая шея, ...
Ukrainian:техношиї, технозморшки, ...
Hindi:टेक नेक, तकनीकी गर्दन, ...
Bengali:টেক নেক, প্রযুক্তিগত ঘাড়ের বলিরেখা, ...
Catalan:coll tecnològic, arrugues de coll per tecnologia, ...
Czech:bolest krku, vrásky na krku, ...
Danish:tech neck, rynker fra teknologi, ...
Dutch:nekklachten door technologie, technologische rimpels, ...
Greek:αυχενικό σύνδρομο, τεχνολογικός αυχένας, ...
Hungarian:tech neck, nyaki ránc, ...
Khmer:ការឈឺកដោយសារឥរិយាបថមិនត្រឹមត្រូវពេលប្រើឧបករណ៍អេឡិចត្រូនិក, ស្នាមជ្រួញលើកដោយសារប្រើឧបករណ៍ឌីជីថល, ...
Korean:거북목, 기술 주름, ...
Persian:گردن فناوری, چروک گردن تکنولوژی, ...
Polish:ból szyi od smartfona, zmarszczki technologiczne, ...
Portuguese (BR):dor de pescoço digital, ...
Romanian:dureri de gât de la tehnologie, riduri tehnologice, ...
Swedish:mobilnacke, teknikrynkor, ...
Thai:อาการปวดคอจากเทคโนโลยี, ริ้วรอยเทคโนโลยี, ...
Turkish:teknoloji boynu, teknoloji kırışıklıkları, ...
Vietnamese:đau cổ công nghệ, nếp nhăn công nghệ, ...

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