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collar

col·lar

UK/ˈkɒlə/ US/ˈkɔlə/ common slang
noun (5) verb (3)

noun

1.

a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

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2.

a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal''s neck as a harness or to identify it

3.

necklace that fits tightly around a woman''s neck

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4.

a figurative restraint

  • “asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market”
  • “kept a tight leash on his emotions”
  • “he”
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5.

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

  • “the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
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verb

1.

abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

  • “Catholics sometimes fast during Lent”
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2.

seize by the neck or collar

3.

furnish with a collar

  • “collar the dog”

Origin

From Middle English coler, borrowed from Old French coler (Modern French collier), from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from collum (“neck”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”). Compare Spanish cuello (“neck”). More at halse. Doublet of collet.

Phrases

  • against the collar
  • baby collar
  • bark collar
  • bishop's collar
  • blue-collar work
  • blue-collar worker
  • bottle collar
  • brass-collar Democrat
  • collar the bowling
  • collar up

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