—collar /ˈkɒl.ər/ aep /ˈkɑː.lɚ/
noun [C]
B1 the part around the neck of a piece of clothing, usually sewn on and sometimes made of different material:
» a shirt collar» a fur collar» a dress with a big collarSee picture: collar .jpg)
Thesaurus+: ↑Parts of clothes
B2 a strap made of leather or other strong material that is put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog or cat:
» I grabbed the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room.Thesaurus+: ↑Veterinary medicineThesaurus+: ↑Bands, straps and stripsF0 a type of necklace (= a piece of jewellery worn around the neck):
» a diamond collarThesaurus+: ↑JewelleryF0 SPECIALIZED an area around the neck of an animal that is coloured differently from the other parts of the body:
» The bird has grey feathers with a lighter collar.Thesaurus+: ↑Miscellaneous animal body partsF0 SPECIALIZED a strip of strong material that is put round a pipe or a piece of machinery to make it stronger or to join two parts together
Thesaurus+: ↑Bands, straps and strips• • •
Extra Examples:» When it came to explaining the lipstick on his collar, he found that drink had clouded his memory.» "Is that real fur on your collar?" "Certainly not - I only wear fake fur."» This jacket has a removable collar.» I'm very fond of this shirt but it's starting to wear at the collar.verb [T] INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for collar
F0 to catch and hold someone so that they cannot escape:
» She was collared by the police at the airport.Thesaurus+: ↑Capturing or taking possession of things , ↑Getting, receiving and acceptingThesaurus+: ↑Arresting and chargingF0 to find someone and stop them going somewhere, often so that you can talk to them about something:
» I was collared by Pete as I was coming out of the meeting this morning.Thesaurus+: ↑Interrupting and preventing from speaking