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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lar /ˈkɑlɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothingthe part of a shirt, blouse, etc., that goes around the neckline of the garment.
- anything worn or placed around the neck.
- a leather or metal band fastened around the neck of an animal:We put the collar on the puppy and took her out for a walk.
- Informal TermsInformal. an arrest;
capture:The police made the collar only minutes after the mugging. v. [~ + object] - to seize by the collar or neck.
- to stop and keep (someone) in conversation:She collared me in the hallway and asked when I would have the report finished.
- Informal TermsInformal. to place under arrest:The police managed to collar him just a few blocks away.
col•lar•less, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lar (kol′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Clothingthe part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- Clothinga similar but separate, detachable article of clothing worn around the neck or at the neckline of a garment. Cf. clerical collar.
- anything worn or placed around the neck.
- a leather or metal band or a chain, fastened around the neck of an animal, used esp. as a means of restraint or identification.
- the part of the harness that fits across the withers and over the shoulders of a draft animal, designed to distribute the pressure of the load drawn. See diag. under harness.
- an ornamental necklace worn as insignia of an order of knighthood.
- a narrow strip of leather or other material stitched around the top of a shoe as reinforcement or trimming.
- Zoologyany of various collarlike markings or structures around the neck;
torque. - Metallurgy
- a raised area of metal for reinforcing a weld.
- a raised rim at the end of a roll in a rolling mill to check lateral expansion of the metal being rolled.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a short ring formed on or fastened over a rod or shaft as a locating or holding part.
- Metallurgy(in iron or steel construction) a rigid frame for maintaining the form of an opening.
- Miningthe upper rim of a borehole, shot hole, or mine shaft.
- FurnitureAlso called bracelet. a narrow horizontal molding encircling the top or bottom of a furniture leg.
- Ceramics[Glassmaking.]merese.
- Informal Terms
- an arrest;
capture. - a person placed under arrest.
- Idioms hot under the collar, [Informal.]angry;
excited; upset. v.t. - to put a collar on;
furnish with a collar:They finally succeeded in collaring the unwilling dog. - to seize by the collar or neck:We collared the little fellow and brought him, struggling all the while, into the house.
- to detain (someone anxious to leave) in conversation:The reporters collared the witness for an hour.
- to lay hold of, seize, or take.
- Informal Termsto place under arrest.
- Foodto roll up and bind (meat, fish, etc.) for cooking.
v.i. - Metallurgy(of a piece being rolled) to wrap itself around a roller.
- Latin collāre neckband, collar, equivalent. to coll(um) neck + -āre, neuter (as noun, nominal) of -āris -ar1; spelling, spelled later conformed to Latin (compare -ar2)
- Anglo-French; Old French colier
- Middle English coler 1250–1300
col′lar•less, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: collar /ˈkɒlə/ n - the part of a garment around the neck and shoulders, often detachable or folded over
- any band, necklace, garland, etc, encircling the neck
- a band or chain of leather, rope, or metal placed around an animal's neck to restrain, harness, or identify it
- a marking or structure resembling a collar, such as that found around the necks of some birds or at the junction of a stem and a root
- a section of a shaft or rod having a locally increased diameter to provide a bearing seat or a locating ring
- a cut of meat, esp bacon, taken from around the neck of an animal
vb (transitive)- to put a collar on; furnish with a collar
- to seize by the collar
- informal to seize; arrest; detain
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin collāre neckband, neck chain, collar, from collum neck |