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English to English noun
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a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over |  | source: wordnet30
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(zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal | | source: wordnet30
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anything worn or placed about the neck | | Example: the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar
a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse
source: wordnet30
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a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part | | source: wordnet30
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the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot | | source: wordnet30
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a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it | | source: wordnet30
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necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck | | source: wordnet30
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a figurative restraint | | Example: asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market
kept a tight leash on his emotions
he's always gotten a long leash
source: wordnet30
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the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | | Example: the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
source: wordnet30
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Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog. | | source: webster1913 verb
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take into custody | | Example: the police nabbed the suspected criminals
source: wordnet30
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seize by the neck or collar | | source: wordnet30
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furnish with a collar | | Example: collar the dog
source: wordnet30
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To seize by the collar. | | source: webster1913
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