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Meaning of 'collar' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Collar [ n.]
- Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog.
- A ring or cincture.
- A collar beam.
- The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem.
- An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order.
- A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus.
- A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
- A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars.
- An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
- A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft.
2 . Collar [ v. t.]
- To seize by the collar.
- To put a collar on.

Meaning of 'collar' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . collar [ n]
Meaning (1):
- anything worn or placed about the neck
Example in sentence:
  • a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse;
  • the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar
Meaning (2):
- a figurative restraint
Example in sentence:
  • asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market;
  • he's always gotten a long leash;
  • kept a tight leash on his emotions
Meaning (3):
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Example in sentence:
  • the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
4 . collar [ v]
Meaning (4):
- furnish with a collar
Example in sentence:
  • collar the dog
Meaning (5):
- take into custody
Example in sentence:
  • the police nabbed the suspected criminals

Nearby Words:

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