Definition of "gooseneck" in English

noun

1. (often attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.

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

2. (nautical) 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.

3. Ellipsis of gooseneck barnacle.

4. Ellipsis of gooseneck loosestrife.

verb

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