collar


Definition: Meaning of, collar in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒlə /

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collar collars
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  1. clothing the part of a shirt, coat etc that fits around your neck, and is usually folded over
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  2. cat/dog a narrow band of leather or plastic that is fastened around an animal's neck
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  3. injured neck an object that someone wears around their neck to support it when it has been injured
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  4. business a way of making sure that STOCK s you own do not lose money, even if their price goes down
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  5. machine a circular ring that goes round a pipe to make it stronger, especially where two pipes join together
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  6. coloured fur/feathers a band of fur, feathers, or skin around an animal's neck that is a different colour from the rest of the animal
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
collar collared collared
Present Participle Third Person Singular
collaring collars
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  1. to catch someone and hold them so that they cannot escape
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  2. to find someone so that you can talk to them, especially when they would prefer to avoid you
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  3. high-collared/open-collared/fur-collared etc used about clothes that have a particular type of collar
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collar used in phrases

  • Eton collar (noun)
    1. broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket
  • Peter Pan collar (noun)
    1. a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front
  • Roman collar (noun)
    1. a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy
  • blue-collar (adjective)
    1. blue-collar workers do physical work, rather than working in offices [↪  white-collar, pink-collar]
  • clerical collar (noun)
    1. a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy
  • collar blight (noun)
    1. a disease affecting the trunks of pear and apple trees
  • collar cell (noun)
    1. any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body
  • collar stud (noun)
    1. an object like a button, used to fasten old-fashioned collars to shirts
  • dog collar (noun)
    1. a piece of thin leather that you fasten around a dog's neck
    2. informal a stiff round white collar worn by priests
  • flea collar (noun)
    1. a special collar, worn by a dog or cat, that contains chemicals to keep fleas away from them
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