collar

²collar

verb

Definition of COLLAR

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>

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

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Rhymes with COLLAR

holler