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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:

a shirt collar
a fur collar
a dress with a big collar

B2 a strap made of leather or other strong material that is put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog or cat:

I grabbed the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room.

› a type of necklace (= a piece of jewellery worn around the neck):

a diamond collar

› specialized biology an area around the neck of an animal that is coloured differently from the other parts of the body:

The bird has grey feathers with a lighter collar.

› 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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collarverb [ T ]

uk ​ /ˈkɒl.ər/ us ​ /ˈkɑː.lɚ/ informal

› to catch and hold someone so that they cannot escape:

She was collared by the police at the airport.

› to find someone and stop them from going somewhere, often so that you can talk to that person about something:

I was collared by Pete as I was coming out of the meeting this morning.

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(Definition of “collar” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“collar” in American English

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collarnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈkɑl·ər/

collar noun [ C ] (NECK)

› the part of a piece of clothing that goes around the neck

› A collar is also a narrow piece made of leather or other strong material that is put around the neck of an animal, esp. a dog or cat kept as a pet.

collarverb [ T ]

us ​ /ˈkɑl·ər/ infml

collar verb [ T ] (CATCH)

› to catch and hold someone so that the person can’t escape:

fig. We decided to skip the meeting but she collared us in the hotel lobby.

(Definition of “collar” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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