COLLAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does collar mean? 

• COLLAR (noun)
  The noun COLLAR has 9 senses:

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

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

3. anything worn or placed about the neck

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

5. the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

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

7. necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

8. a figurative restraint

9. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

  Familiarity information: COLLAR used as a noun is familiar.

• COLLAR (verb)
  The verb COLLAR has 3 senses:

1. take into custody

2. seize by the neck or collar

3. furnish with a collar

  Familiarity information: COLLAR used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLLAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

collar; neckband

Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))

Meronyms (parts of "collar"):

facing (a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collar"):

choker; neck ruff; ruff; ruffle (a high tight collar)

clerical collar; dog collar; Roman collar (a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy)

Eton collar (broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket)

Peter Pan collar (a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front)

rabato; rebato (a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century)

polo-neck collar; turtleneck collar (a high close-fitting turnover collar)

Holonyms ("collar" is a part of...):

neck; neck opening (an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck)

Derivation:

collar (furnish with a collar)

collar (seize by the neck or collar)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):

band; banding; stria; striation (a stripe or stripes of contrasting color)

Domain category:

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Anything worn or placed about the neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse

Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):

neckpiece (an article of apparel worn about the neck)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):

hoop; ring (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

collar; shoe collar

Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):

brim; lip; rim (the top edge of a vessel or other container)

Holonyms ("collar" is a part of...):

boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)

shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)

Sense 6

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))

Meronyms (parts of "collar"):

hame (stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collar"):

dog collar (a collar for a dog)

Derivation:

collar (furnish with a collar)

collar (seize by the neck or collar)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

choker; collar; dog collar; neckband

Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):

necklace (jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women))

Derivation:

collar (furnish with a collar)

collar (seize by the neck or collar)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A figurative restraint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

collar; leash

Context example:

he's always gotten a long leash

Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):

restraint (the act of controlling by restraining someone or something)

Sense 9

Meaning:

The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

apprehension; arrest; catch; collar; pinch; taking into custody

Context example:

the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar

Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):

capture; gaining control; seizure (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)

Derivation:

collar (take into custody)

• COLLAR (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they collar    ... he / she / it collars   
Past simple: collared   
Past participle: collared   
-ing form: collaring   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take into custody

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

apprehend; arrest; collar; cop; nab; nail; pick up

Context example:

the police nabbed the suspected criminals

Hypernyms (to "collar" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

collar (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Seize by the neck or collar

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "collar" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

collar (necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck)

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

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Furnish with a collar

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

collar the dog

Hypernyms (to "collar" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

collar (necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck)

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

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

 Context examples 

What was my astonishment when I beheld my aunt, who had been profoundly quiet and attentive, make a dart at Uriah Heep, and seize him by the collar with both hands!

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Running the collars and cuffs through the mangle was also Joe's idea.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“You might wrap up the goods before you deliver ’m,” the stranger said gruffly, and Manuel doubled a piece of stout rope around Buck’s neck under the collar.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Then he took from his neck, inside his collar, a little gold crucifix, and placed it over the mouth.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Then, over a year they compared the activity of the horses with that of three collared adult pandas in some of the same areas, and combined resulting data with habitat data.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)

In the study, researchers tracked more than 3,500 white-collar employees at three public institutions in Quebec over a five-year period.

(High Blood Pressure Liked to Long Hours on Job, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This was riveted to a collar and strapped about the dog's neck.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

His figure was enveloped in a riding cloak, fur collared and steel clasped; its details were not apparent, but I traced the general points of middle height and considerable breadth of chest.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

With his collar turned up, his shiny, seedy coat, his red cravat, and his worn boots, he was a perfect sample of the class.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He had hardly turned to leave the hut when Hopkin’s hand was on the fellow’s collar, and I heard his loud gasp of terror as he understood that he was taken.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)