collar

UK /ˈkɒl.ə/ US /ˈkɑ.ləɹ/

noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

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1

(noun.) on a shirt, coat, dress, etc.

ADJ

open, undone

She wore a loose blouse with an open collar on the warm summer day.

button-down, turned-down | tight | starched, stiff | detachable | coat, shirt, etc. | high, stand-up, wing

clerical, dog

The priest wore his clerical collar to the Sunday service at the cathedral.

VERB + COLLAR

have

My new jacket has a high collar that keeps my neck warm in winter.

have on, wear | button, do up, fasten | unbutton, undo, unfasten

raise, turn up

He raised his collar against the cold wind as he walked to work.

turn down | loosen

COLLAR + NOUN

stud | size

PHRASES

collar and tie

She looked smart in her white collar and tie for the job interview.

2

(noun.) round an animal's neck

ADJ

dog | flea

VERB + COLLAR

have on, wear

slip

The puppy managed to slip its collar during the walk in the park.

Definitions

noun

1

Clothes that encircle the neck.

It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.

Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.

2

Clothes that encircle the neck.

3

Clothes that encircle the neck.

4

Clothes that encircle the neck.

5

Clothes that encircle the neck.

verb

1

To grab or seize by the collar or neck.

2

To place a collar on, to fit with one.

Collar and leash aggressive dogs.

(Follow me, don't follow me.) I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush. (Collar me, don't collar me.) I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush.

3

To surround or encircle.

4

To seize, capture or detain.

5

To steal.

"Ho, aboard the Salt Junk Sarah, Rollin" home across the line, The Bo'sun collared the Captain's hat And threw it in the brine.

name

1

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

noun — a figurative restraint

leash

noun — necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

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

neckband

verb — take into custody

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

hot under the collar

Angry; agitated.

"Oh, cut it," said Steve wearily. " . . . I don't want to listen to drivel like that." "Drivel?" repeated the other, puzzled. " . . . I don't see why you need to get so hot under t

against the collar

In a tight spot.

feel someone's collar

To arrest someone.

If you carry on like that, the law will soon be feeling your collar.

in collar

Synonym of in harness (“employed; at work”).

[…] so the moment the site Foreman at Wheatfield Way gave Frank the nod we were back in collar, it had been well over four months, couldn't wait to get back to earn some money.

out of collar

Unemployed; out of work.

Example Bank

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It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin c

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Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of

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03

Make sure your dog has a collar holding an identification tag.

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04

Collar and leash aggressive dogs.

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05

(Follow me, don't follow me.) I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush. (Collar me, don't collar me.) I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush.

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06

"Ho, aboard the Salt Junk Sarah, Rollin" home across the line, The Bo'sun collared the Captain's hat And threw it in the brine.

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