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collar

English

🔊 a figurative restraint
“asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market”
🔊 a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
🔊 a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
🔊 the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
🔊 a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
🔊 anything worn or placed about the neck
“the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar”
🔊 (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
🔊 necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
🔊 the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
“the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
🔊 take into custody
“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
🔊 furnish with a collar
“collar the dog”
🔊 seize by the neck or collar