collar

1 of 2

noun

col·lar ˈkä-lər How to pronounce collar (audio)

: a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck: such as

: a band that serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garment

: a short necklace

: a band placed about the neck of an animal

: a part of the harness of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and taking strain when a load is drawn

: an indication of control : a token of subservience

: a protective or supportive device (such as a brace or cast) worn around the neck

: clerical collar

: something resembling a collar in shape or use (such as a ring or round flange to restrain motion or hold something in place)

: any of various animal structures or markings similar to a collar

: an act of collaring : arrest, capture

collared

ˈkä-lərd

adjective

collarless

ˈkä-lər-ləs How to pronounce collar (audio)

adjective

collar

2 of 2

verb

collared; collaring; collars

transitive verb

: to seize by the collar or neck

: arrest, grab

: to get control of : preempt

we can collar nearly the whole of this market

Roald Dahl

: to stop and detain in unwilling conversation

collar the guest of honor

: to put a collar on

collar a dog

Example Sentences

Noun He wore a shirt with a tight-fitting collar. She grabbed me by the collar. I bought a new collar for the dog. Verb The police collared the guy a few blocks from the scene. He collared me on my way out the door.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Curry discreetly tucks the necklace under the collar of a T-shirt with his signature on it.

Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022 The Justice Department’s fraud section is one of the largest groups of prosecutors dedicated to investigating white-collar crime in the country.

Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Kourtney continued the black-and-pink theme with lace-up sandals and a little black bag, tucking her sleek, straight lob into the collar of the coat.

Seventeen, 18 Aug. 2022 Hutchinson testified that she was told that, after the speech, Trump tried to order his Secret Service detail to drive him to the Hill, even grabbing for the steering wheel of the vehicle and for the collar of an agent.

Rosalind S. Helderman, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 Hutchinson testified that she was told that, after the speech, Trump tried to order his Secret Service detail to drive him to the Hill, even grabbing for the steering wheel of the vehicle and for the collar of an agent.

Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 One night in 1973, my mother returned from work with something shiny on the collar of her starched white uniform: a silver pin representing two tiny feet.

Mary Eberstadt, National Review, 14 July 2022 Mateo Lopez tugged at the collar of his shirt and wrenched his neck, as if to free his voice.

Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 19 June 2022 This all goes to a fundamental truth: America and the rest of the developed world have very weak white collar crime laws.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 May 2022

Verb

Nepal has plans to collar another eight animals in the central part of the country in the coming years.

Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 27 July 2022 Local police, who are working with the FBI and law enforcement in other states, are trying to collar the con artists behind what is now a nationwide scheme targeting the deaf and hard of hearing community. Windsor Locks Det.

Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 25 Mar. 2021 Federal agents and resources were poured into Detroit and a number of other cities this summer to help local authorities collar the rising crime rates.

Corey Williams, ajc, 28 Dec. 2020 This collared shirt blocks UVA and UBA with UPF 30.

Outdoor Life, 20 May 2020 Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes.

Popular Science, 23 Mar. 2020 The five-year study started late in 2016 when some predators were collared.

Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2020 Chancel and pulpit, once reserved for a choir and collared cleric, now go unused.

G. Jeffrey Macdonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2020 Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes.

Popular Science, 23 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

latinization of earlier and Middle English coler, borrowed from Anglo-French coler, colere "collar, necklace" (also continental Old French coler), going back to Latin collāre "neck band, collar," noun derivative from neuter of collāris "of the neck," from collum, collus "neck" + -āris -ar; collum, collus going back to dialectal Indo-European *k^(w)olso-, whence also Germanic *halsa-, whence Old English heals, hals "neck," Old Frisian hals, hāls, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Icelandic & Gothic hals

Note: Old French also has collier "collar for an animal," going back to Late Latin collārium, attested ca. 500, from collāre by suffix substitution; this is the source of modern French collier "collar, necklace." — The etymon *k^(w)olso- is often taken to be based on Indo-European *k^wel- "turn," perhaps as a thematized derivative *k^wels-o-/*k^wols-o- of the s-stem seen in Old Church Slavic koles-, kolo "wheel" (see wheel entry 1). Comparable would be Lithuanian kãklas "neck, throat," from reduplicated *k^wo-k^wl-o, the neck being the body part that turns the head. However, it has been objected that *k^wo- in Germanic would not necessarily lose rounding. The precise formation is in any case limited to Italic and Germanic.

Verb

derivative of collar entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	collars
释义	collar 1 of 2 noun col·lar ˈkä-lər 1 : a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck: such as a : a band that serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garment b : a short necklace c : a band placed about the neck of an animal d : a part of the harness of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and taking strain when a load is drawn e : an indication of control : a token of subservience f : a protective or supportive device (such as a brace or cast) worn around the neck g : clerical collar 2 : something resembling a collar in shape or use (such as a ring or round flange to restrain motion or hold something in place) 3 : any of various animal structures or markings similar to a collar 4 : an act of collaring : arrest, capture collared ˈkä-lərd adjective collarless ˈkä-lər-ləs adjective collar 2 of 2 verb collared; collaring; collars transitive verb 1 a : to seize by the collar or neck b : arrest, grab c : to get control of : preempt we can collar nearly the whole of this market Roald Dahl d : to stop and detain in unwilling conversation collar the guest of honor 2 : to put a collar on collar a dog Synonyms Noun choker dog collar lei necklace Verb apprehend arrest bust [slang] nab nail nick [British slang] pick up pinch pull in restrain run in seize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun He wore a shirt with a tight-fitting collar. She grabbed me by the collar. I bought a new collar for the dog. Verb The police collared the guy a few blocks from the scene. He collared me on my way out the door. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Curry discreetly tucks the necklace under the collar of a T-shirt with his signature on it. Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022 The Justice Department’s fraud section is one of the largest groups of prosecutors dedicated to investigating white-collar crime in the country. Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Kourtney continued the black-and-pink theme with lace-up sandals and a little black bag, tucking her sleek, straight lob into the collar of the coat. Seventeen, 18 Aug. 2022 Hutchinson testified that she was told that, after the speech, Trump tried to order his Secret Service detail to drive him to the Hill, even grabbing for the steering wheel of the vehicle and for the collar of an agent. Rosalind S. Helderman, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 Hutchinson testified that she was told that, after the speech, Trump tried to order his Secret Service detail to drive him to the Hill, even grabbing for the steering wheel of the vehicle and for the collar of an agent. Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 One night in 1973, my mother returned from work with something shiny on the collar of her starched white uniform: a silver pin representing two tiny feet. Mary Eberstadt, National Review, 14 July 2022 Mateo Lopez tugged at the collar of his shirt and wrenched his neck, as if to free his voice. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 19 June 2022 This all goes to a fundamental truth: America and the rest of the developed world have very weak white collar crime laws. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 May 2022 Verb Nepal has plans to collar another eight animals in the central part of the country in the coming years. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 27 July 2022 Local police, who are working with the FBI and law enforcement in other states, are trying to collar the con artists behind what is now a nationwide scheme targeting the deaf and hard of hearing community. Windsor Locks Det. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 25 Mar. 2021 Federal agents and resources were poured into Detroit and a number of other cities this summer to help local authorities collar the rising crime rates. Corey Williams, ajc, 28 Dec. 2020 This collared shirt blocks UVA and UBA with UPF 30. Outdoor Life, 20 May 2020 Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes. Popular Science, 23 Mar. 2020 The five-year study started late in 2016 when some predators were collared. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2020 Chancel and pulpit, once reserved for a choir and collared cleric, now go unused. G. Jeffrey Macdonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2020 Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes. Popular Science, 23 Mar. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun latinization of earlier and Middle English coler, borrowed from Anglo-French coler, colere "collar, necklace" (also continental Old French coler), going back to Latin collāre "neck band, collar," noun derivative from neuter of collāris "of the neck," from collum, collus "neck" + -āris -ar; collum, collus going back to dialectal Indo-European k^(w)olso-, whence also Germanic halsa-, whence Old English heals, hals "neck," Old Frisian hals, hāls, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Icelandic & Gothic hals Note: Old French also has collier "collar for an animal," going back to Late Latin collārium, attested ca. 500, from collāre by suffix substitution; this is the source of modern French collier "collar, necklace." — The etymon k^(w)olso- is often taken to be based on Indo-European k^wel- "turn," perhaps as a thematized derivative k^wels-o-/k^wols-o- of the s-stem seen in Old Church Slavic koles-, kolo "wheel" (see wheel entry 1). Comparable would be Lithuanian kãklas "neck, throat," from reduplicated k^wo-k^wl-o, the neck being the body part that turns the head. However, it has been objected that k^wo- in Germanic would not necessarily lose rounding. The precise formation is in any case limited to Italic and Germanic. Verb derivative of collar entry 1 First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing collar blue-collar brass collar Democrat clerical collar e-collar Elizabethan collar electronic collar Eton collar hot under the collar mandarin collar Peter Pan collar radio collar shawl collar white-collar crime white-collar wing collar collar cell loosen one's collar flea collar green-collar Roman collar pink-collar dog collar sailor collar See More blue-collar brass collar Democrat clerical collar e-collar Elizabethan collar electronic collar Eton collar hot under the collar mandarin collar Peter Pan collar radio collar shawl collar white-collar crime white-collar wing collar collar cell loosen one's collar flea collar green-collar Roman collar pink-collar dog collar sailor collar See More Kids Definition collar 1 of 2 noun col·lar ˈkä-lər 1 : the part of a piece of clothing that fits around a person's neck 2 : a band of material worn around an animal's neck 3 : a ring used to hold something (as a pipe) in place collar 2 of 2 verb collared; collaring : to seize by or as if by the collar : capture, grab Medical Definition collar noun col·lar ˈkäl-ər : a protective or supporting device (such as a brace or cast) worn around the neck collars 1 of 2 noun plural of collar 1 as in necklaces an ornamental chain or string (as of beads) worn around the neck a simple gold collar is all that little black cocktail dress needs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance necklaces chokers beads leis dog collars pendants torcs torques lockets rivières bangles strands ropes pendents carcanets lavalieres lavallieres 2 as in arrests the act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of law when the murderer was finally apprehended, the detective who doggedly checked every single lead got credit for the collar Synonyms & Similar Words arrests arrestments raids apprehensions pinches restraints busts seizures imprisonments entrapments incarcerations captures detentions confinements captivities remands rearrests house arrests enchainments holds immurements Antonyms & Near Antonyms discharges releases liberations emancipations collars 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of collar 1 as in seizes to take or keep under one's control by authority of law the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses Synonyms & Similar Words arrests seizes grabs nails restrains apprehends pinches traps nicks busts detains bags runs in snatches hooks captures snares handcuffs jails nabs catches picks up shackles pulls in commits lands confines fetters manacles interns imprisons enchains snaps (up) grapples binds locks (up) incarcerates jugs remands trammels holds gets immures rearrests Antonyms & Near Antonyms springs discharges releases loosens liberates frees looses emancipates unbinds unchains See More 2 as in grabs to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar Synonyms & Similar Words grabs catches snatches traps lands hooks bags nets snares seizes captures nails snags gets corrals halters cops raps gloves nobbles ropes clutches grapples nabs arrests gloms clasps grips lassos corners takes hold (of) grasps bays snaps (up) fists holds secures meshes apprehends detains rends kidnaps enmeshes entraps ensnares abducts latches (on or onto) wrests entangles immeshes fastens (on) spirits (away or off) Antonyms & Near Antonyms releases discharges misses drops loosens liberates frees unhands See More
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