Definitions for collar
ˈkɒl ərcol·lar

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collar, neckbandnoun

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

2. collarnoun

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

3. collarnoun

   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"

4. collarnoun

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

5. collar, shoe collarnoun

   the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

6. collarnoun

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

7. choker, collar, dog collar, neckbandnoun

   necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

8. collar, leashnoun

   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"

9. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custodyverb

   the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

   "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

10. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, copverb

    take into custody

    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

11. collarverb

    seize by the neck or collar

12. collarverb

    furnish with a collar

    "collar the dog"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Collarverb

   To put a collar on.3. to arrest, as a wanted criminal. Same as put the collar on.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collarnoun

   The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket...) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.

   Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

2. collarnoun

   A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline

   Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

3. collarnoun

   A chain worn around the neck

   Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

4. collarnoun

   A similar detachable item

   Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

5. collarnoun

   Anything that encircles the neck.

   Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

6. collarnoun

   A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identifie it.

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

   Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

7. collarnoun

   A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal.

   Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

8. collarnoun

   Any encircling device or structure.

   A nylon collar kept the bolt from damaging the surface underneath.

   Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

9. collarnoun

   Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing.

   Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

10. collarverb

    To grab or seize by the collar or neck.

    Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

11. collarverb

    To place a collar on, to fit with one.

    Collar and leash agressive dogs.

    Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

12. collarverb

    To seize, capture or detain.

    Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

13. collarverb

    To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.

    Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

14. collarverb

    To arrest.

    Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

15. collarverb

    To bind in conversation.

    I managed to collar Fred in the office for an hour.

    Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

16. collarnoun

    A physical device to prevent operation of a mechanical signal lever.

    Etymology: From coler, from coler (Modern French collier, col), from collare, from collum. Cognate with , heals. More at halse.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Collarnoun

   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

   Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

2. Collarnoun

   a ring or cincture

   Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

3. Collarnoun

   a collar beam

   Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

4. Collarnoun

   the neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem

   Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

5. Collarnoun

   an ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order

   Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

6. Collarnoun

   a ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus

   Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

7. Collarnoun

   a colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal

   Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

8. Collarnoun

   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

   Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

9. Collarnoun

   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

   Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

10. Collarnoun

    a curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft

    Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

11. Collarverb

    to seize by the collar

    Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

12. Collarverb

    to put a collar on

    Etymology: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Collar

   In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. Among clothing construction professionals, a collar is differentiated from other necklines such as revers and lapels, by being made from a separate piece of fabric, rather than a folded or cut part of the same piece of fabric used for the main body of the garment. A collar may be permanently attached to the main body of the garment or detachable.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Collar

   kol′ar, n. something worn round the neck: the part of a garment at the neck: a band round a dog's neck: that part of a horse's harness worn round the neck, to which the traces are attached: a ring: a band.—v.t. to seize by the collar: to put a collar on: to capture.—ns. Coll′ar-beam, a horizontal piece of timber connecting or bracing two opposite rafters, to prevent sagging; Coll′ar-bone, in man and most mammals the only bone directly connecting the upper extremity with the skeleton of the trunk.—p.adj. Coll′ared, having, or ornamented with, a collar: rolled up and bound with a string, as a piece of meat having the bones removed: captured.—ns. Coll′arette, a small collar; Coll′ar-work, hard work against the collar: drudgery. [O. Fr. colier—L. collāre—collum, the neck.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collar

   An eye in the end or bight of a shroud or stay, to go over the mast-head. The upper part of a stay. Also, a rope formed into a wreath, with a heart or dead-eye seized in the bight, to which the stay is confined at the lower part. Also, the neck of a bolt.

Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Collar

   in general any structure between the head and thorax: specifically, in Hymenoptera, the neck; in Diptera, may mean the neck, the sclerites attached to the thorax, the thorax itself, or its processes (ante furca): in Coleoptera, is the narrowed thorax; in Lepidoptera, applied to the sclerites attached to the thorax and which shield the neck.

Matched Categories

1. • Band
   • Brim
   • Equip
   • Neckpiece
   • Restraint
   • Ring
   • Seize
   • Zoology

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collar' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4740

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collar' in Nouns Frequency: #2161

How to pronounce collar?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of collar in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of collar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of collar in a Sentence

1. Jared Bernstein:

   The idea here is not just to provide some sort of a near-term stimulus that keeps people busy for months or quarters, it's to fundamentally transform key sectors within our economy that disproportionately employ blue-collar and service workers... in a way that incentivizes not just more jobs, but higher-quality jobs.

2. Robert Frenchman:

   Maybe it is a little slower in terms of financial services white collar, although there are still quite a few out there.

3. Bill Clinton:

   The truth is, the hubbub was I got hot under the collar because of the way the questions were asked.

4. Mike Huckabee:

   I don't come from a family dynasty, but a working family. I grew up blue-collar, not blue blood.

5. Ric Gillespie:

   Her hair's shorter than that. It's not down on her collar. It's shorter.

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