collarnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒl.ər/us/ˈkɑː.lɚ/B1 the part around the neck of a piece of clothing, usually sewn on and sometimes made of different material:
B2 a strap made of leather or other strong material that is put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog or cat:
a type of necklace (= a piece of jewellery worn around the neck):
specialized biology an area around the neck of an animal that is coloured differently from the other parts of the body:
specialized engineering a strip of strong material that is put around a pipe or a piece of machinery to make it stronger or to join two parts together
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- 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.
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Parts of clothes
- armhole
- bodice
- breast
- button-down collar
- clerical collar
- crew neck
- heel
- knee
- lapel
- neckband
- neckline
- patch pocket
- Peter Pan collar
- shoulder
- sleeve
- V-neck
- vent
- waistband
- wing collar
- yoke
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collarverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkɒl.ər/us/ˈkɑː.lɚ/informalto catch and hold someone so that they cannot escape:
to find someone and stop them from going somewhere, often so that you can talk to that person about something:
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Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bay idiom
- bag
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- corner
- entangle
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- snag
- snatch
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