foreplay vs necking

foreplay and necking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foreplay	Yes	No	No	No
necking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, necking is a hyponym of foreplay; that is, necking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foreplay:

foreplay: mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
necking: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

Other hyponyms of foreplay include caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, petting, smooching, snuggling, feel.

foreplay (noun)	necking (noun)
mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse	affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
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