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COLLAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does collar mean?
• COLLAR (noun)
The noun COLLAR has 9 senses:
1. a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
2. (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
3. anything worn or placed about the neck
4. a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
5. the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
6. a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
7. necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
9. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Familiarity information: COLLAR used as a noun is familiar.
• COLLAR (verb)
The verb COLLAR has 3 senses:
2. seize by the neck or collar
Familiarity information: COLLAR used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
collar; neckband
Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):
band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))
Meronyms (parts of "collar"):
facing (a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collar"):
choker; neck ruff; ruff; ruffle (a high tight collar)
clerical collar; dog collar; Roman collar (a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy)
Eton collar (broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket)
Peter Pan collar (a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front)
rabato; rebato (a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century)
polo-neck collar; turtleneck collar (a high close-fitting turnover collar)
Holonyms ("collar" is a part of...):
neck; neck opening (an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck)
Derivation:
collar (furnish with a collar)
collar (seize by the neck or collar)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):
band; banding; stria; striation (a stripe or stripes of contrasting color)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Anything worn or placed about the neck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse
Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):
neckpiece (an article of apparel worn about the neck)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):
hoop; ring (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
collar; shoe collar
Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):
brim; lip; rim (the top edge of a vessel or other container)
Holonyms ("collar" is a part of...):
boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)
shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):
band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))
Meronyms (parts of "collar"):
hame (stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collar"):
dog collar (a collar for a dog)
Derivation:
collar (furnish with a collar)
collar (seize by the neck or collar)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
choker; collar; dog collar; neckband
Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):
necklace (jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women))
Derivation:
collar (furnish with a collar)
collar (seize by the neck or collar)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A figurative restraint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
collar; leash
Context example:
he's always gotten a long leash
Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):
restraint (the act of controlling by restraining someone or something)
Sense 9
Meaning:
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
apprehension; arrest; catch; collar; pinch; taking into custody
Context example:
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Hypernyms ("collar" is a kind of...):
capture; gaining control; seizure (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)
Derivation:
collar (take into custody)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: collared
Past participle: collared
-ing form: collaring
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take into custody
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
apprehend; arrest; collar; cop; nab; nail; pick up
Context example:
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Hypernyms (to "collar" is one way to...):
clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
collar (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Seize by the neck or collar
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "collar" is one way to...):
clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
collar (necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck)
collar (a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over)
collar (a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Furnish with a collar
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
collar the dog
Hypernyms (to "collar" is one way to...):
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
collar (necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck)
collar (a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over)
collar (a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it)
Context examples
What was my astonishment when I beheld my aunt, who had been profoundly quiet and attentive, make a dart at Uriah Heep, and seize him by the collar with both hands!
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Running the collars and cuffs through the mangle was also Joe's idea.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
“You might wrap up the goods before you deliver ’m,” the stranger said gruffly, and Manuel doubled a piece of stout rope around Buck’s neck under the collar.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Then he took from his neck, inside his collar, a little gold crucifix, and placed it over the mouth.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Then, over a year they compared the activity of the horses with that of three collared adult pandas in some of the same areas, and combined resulting data with habitat data.
(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)
In the study, researchers tracked more than 3,500 white-collar employees at three public institutions in Quebec over a five-year period.
(High Blood Pressure Liked to Long Hours on Job, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This was riveted to a collar and strapped about the dog's neck.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
His figure was enveloped in a riding cloak, fur collared and steel clasped; its details were not apparent, but I traced the general points of middle height and considerable breadth of chest.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
With his collar turned up, his shiny, seedy coat, his red cravat, and his worn boots, he was a perfect sample of the class.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He had hardly turned to leave the hut when Hopkin’s hand was on the fellow’s collar, and I heard his loud gasp of terror as he understood that he was taken.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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