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48 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. collar
  2. collar band
  3. collar beam
  4. collar bearing
  5. collar blight
  6. collar button
  7. collar cell
  8. collar nut
  9. collar of SS
  10. collar roof
  11. collar rot
  12. collar tie
  13. collar-to-collar
  14. collar work
  15. anchor and collar
  16. band collar
  17. blue-collar
  18. brass collar Democrat
  19. breast collar
  20. check collar
  21. choke collar
  22. clerical collar
  23. dog collar
  24. Eton collar
  25. flea collar
  26. gates-ajar collar
  27. green-collar
  28. head-collar
  29. ice collar
  30. johnny collar

1col·lar

noun \ˈkä-lər\

Definition of COLLAR

1
: a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck: as
a : a band that serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garment
b : a short necklace
c : a band placed about the neck of an animal
d : a part of the harness of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and taking strain when a load is drawn
e : an indication of control : a token of subservience
f : a protective or supportive device (as a brace or cast) worn around the neck
g : clerical collar
2
: something resembling a collar in shape or use (as a ring or round flange to restrain motion or hold something in place)
3
: any of various animal structures or markings similar to a collar
4
: an act of collaring : arrest, capture
— col·lared \-lərd\ adjective
— col·lar·less \-lər-ləs\ adjective
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Examples of COLLAR

  1. He wore a shirt with a tight-fitting collar.
  2. She grabbed me by the collar.
  3. I bought a new collar for the dog.

Origin of COLLAR

Middle English coler, from Anglo-French, from Latin collare, from collum neck; akin to Old English heals neck, and probably to Old English hwēol wheel — more at wheel
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COLLAR

Synonyms
choker, necklace, dog collar, lei
Antonyms
discharge

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with COLLAR

choler, dollar, haler, holler, loller, Mahler, scholar, taler

2collar

transitive verb

Definition of COLLAR

1
a : to seize by the collar or neck
b : arrest, grab
c : to get control of : preempt <we can collar nearly the whole of this market — Roald Dahl>
d : to stop and detain in unwilling conversation <collar the guest of honor>
2
: to put a collar on <collar a dog>

Examples of COLLAR

  1. The police collared the guy a few blocks from the scene.
  2. He collared me on my way out the door.

First Known Use of COLLAR

1613

Related to COLLAR

Synonyms
apprehend, bust [slang], arrest, nab, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
Antonyms
discharge

Rhymes with COLLAR

holler

col·lar

noun \ˈkäl-ər\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of COLLAR

: a band (as of cotton) worn around the neck for therapeutic purposes (as protection, support, or retention of body heat)

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