collar

¹col·lar

noun \ˈkä-lər\

Definition of COLLAR

1

: a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck: 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 (as a brace or cast) worn around the neck

g : clerical collar

2

: something resembling a collar in shape or use (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

— col·lared \-lərd\ adjective

— col·lar·less \-lər-ləs\ adjective

Examples of COLLAR

1. He wore a shirt with a tight-fitting collar.
2. She grabbed me by the collar.
3. I bought a new collar for the dog.

Origin of COLLAR

Middle English coler, from Anglo-French, from Latin collare, from collum neck; akin to Old English heals neck, and probably to Old English hwēol wheel — more at wheel

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COLLAR

Synonyms

choker, necklace, dog collar, lei

Antonyms

discharge

Related Words

torque (or torc); beads, carcanet [archaic], rivière; rope, strand; bangle, lavaliere (also lavalliere), locket, pendant (also pendent)

Near Antonyms

emancipation, liberation, release

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with COLLAR

choler, dollar, haler, holler, loller, Mahler, scholar, taler

²collar

transitive verb

Definition of COLLAR

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>

Examples of COLLAR

1. The police collared the guy a few blocks from the scene.
2. He collared me on my way out the door.

First Known Use of COLLAR

1613

Related to COLLAR

Synonyms

apprehend, bust [slang], arrest, nab, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize

Antonyms

discharge

Related Words

bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap; commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up); bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel; rearrest; remand

Near Antonyms

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, spring; unbind, unchain

Rhymes with COLLAR

holler

col·lar

noun \ˈkäl-ər\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of COLLAR

: a band (as of cotton) worn around the neck for therapeutic purposes (as protection, support, or retention of body heat)