collar

collar

noun

Definition of COLLAR

1

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 choker, collar, dog collar, lei

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

2

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 apprehension, arrestment, bust [slang], collar, pinch

Related Words raid; house arrest; capture, entrapment, seizure; captivity, confinement, detention, enchainment, hold, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint; rearrest; remand

Near Antonyms emancipation, liberation, release

Antonyms discharge