- the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- a similar but separate, detachable article of clothing worn around the neck or at the neckline of a garment.
- anything worn or placed around the neck.
- a leather or metal band or a chain, fastened around the neck of an animal, used especially as a means of restraint or identification.
- the part of the harness that fits across the withers and over the shoulders of a draft animal, designed to distribute the pressure of the load drawn.
- an ornamental necklace worn as insignia of an order of knighthood.
- a narrow strip of leather or other material stitched around the top of a shoe as reinforcement or trimming.
- any of various collarlike markings or structures around the neck; torque.
- Metallurgy.
- a raised area of metal for reinforcing a weld.
- a raised rim at the end of a roll in a rolling mill to check lateral expansion of the metal being rolled.
- a short ring formed on or fastened over a rod or shaft as a locating or holding part.
- (in iron or steel construction) a rigid frame for maintaining the form of an opening.
- the upper rim of a borehole, shot hole, or mine shaft.
- a narrow horizontal molding encircling the top or bottom of a furniture leg.
- merese.
- Informal.
- an arrest; capture.
- a person placed under arrest.
- to put a collar on; furnish with a collar: They finally succeeded in collaring the unwilling dog.
- to seize by the collar or neck: We collared the little fellow and brought him, struggling all the while, into the house.
- to detain (someone anxious to leave) in conversation: The reporters collared the witness for an hour.
- to lay hold of, seize, or take.
- to place under arrest.
- to roll up and bind (meat, fish, etc.) for cooking.
- (of a piece being rolled) to wrap itself around a roller.
- angry; excited; upset.
- the part of a garment around the neck and shoulders, often detachable or folded over
- any band, necklace, garland, etc, encircling the neck
- a band or chain of leather, rope, or metal placed around an animal's neck to restrain, harness, or identify it
- a marking or structure resembling a collar, such as that found around the necks of some birds or at the junction of a stem and a root
- a section of a shaft or rod having a locally increased diameter to provide a bearing seat or a locating ring
- a cut of meat, esp bacon, taken from around the neck of an animal
- aroused with anger, annoyance, etc
- to put a collar on; furnish with a collar
- to seize by the collar
- to seize; arrest; detain
