collar

Definitions of collar in various dictionaries:

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

noun - (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

noun - anything worn or placed about the neck

noun - a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part

noun - the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

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

noun - necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

noun - a figurative restraint

noun - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

verb - take into custody

verb - seize by the neck or collar

verb - furnish with a collar

The part of a garment that encircles the neck.

A necklace.

A restraining or identifying band of leather, metal, or plastic put around the neck of an animal.

The cushioned part of a harness that presses against the shoulders of a draft animal.

An encircling structure or bandlike marking, as around the neck of an animal, suggestive of a collar.

Any of various ringlike devices used to limit, guide, or secure a machine part.

An arrest, as of a criminal.

To furnish with a collar.

Slang.

To seize or detain.

To arrest (a criminal, for example).

verb - to provide with a collar (something worn around the neck)