Overview of noun collar

The noun collar has 9 senses

• collar, neckband -- (a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over)


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


• collar -- (anything worn or placed about the neck; "the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar"; "a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse")


• collar -- (a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part)


• collar, shoe collar -- (the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot)


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


• choker, collar, dog collar, neckband -- (necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck)


• collar, leash -- (a figurative restraint; "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")


• apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody -- (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar")

Overview of verb collar

The verb collar has 3 senses

• collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop -- (take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals")


• collar -- (seize by the neck or collar)


• collar -- (furnish with a collar; "collar the dog")