noun
- A band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over.
- synonyms: neckband
- Zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal. (
- Anything worn or placed about the neck.
- usage: "the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar"; "a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse"
- A short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part.
- The stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot.
- synonyms: shoe collar
- A band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it.
- Necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck.
- synonyms: choker, dog collar, neckband
- A figurative restraint.
- usage: "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"
- synonyms: leash
- The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal. )
- usage: "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
- synonyms: apprehension, arrest, catch, pinch, taking into custody
verb
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