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collar

/ˈkɑlɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Collar means: take into custody.

Synonyms for collar15

noun, as in the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

apprehension, arrest, catch, pinch, taking into custody

noun, as in necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

choker, dog collar, neckband

noun, as in a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

neckband

noun, as in the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

shoe collar

noun, as in a figurative restraint

leash

verb, as in take into custody

nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop

What does collar mean?12

verb

1

take into custody“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”

2

seize by the neck or collar

3

furnish with a collar“collar the dog”

noun

1

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)“the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”

2

necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

3

a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

4

the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

5

a figurative restraint“asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market”

6

(zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

7

anything worn or placed about the neck“the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar”

8

a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part

9

a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with collar?2

two syllables

dollarscholar
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Collar in a sentence

  • Today, even white-collar workers are confronted with great hardships.unknown
  • Iron the inside of collars first, and then the outside.CM
  • He wore a pressed button-down collar shirt and black pants.swolesuki
  • The man tried to catch hold of me by the collar.rul
  • The collar is too tight round my throat.unknown
  • I undid his collar and poured the cold water over his face.Hybrid
  • He got so stout that his collar did not meet.unknown
  • The dog slipped its collar without any difficulty.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of collar

as a noun

plural
collars

as a verb

past tense
collared
present participle
collaring
third-person singular
collars
past participle
collared