collar
//ˈkɒlə//
Forms
- Plural
- collars
- present (v1)
- collar
- past (v2)
- collared
- past participle (v3)
- collared
- present participle
- collaring
- 3rd person singular
- collars
Definitions
1.Clothes that encircle the neck.
- Make sure your dog has a collar holding an identification tag.
2.A piece of meat from the neck of an animal.
3.Any encircling device or structure.
- A nylon collar kept the bolt from damaging the surface underneath.
- In this case, slide the collar of the flapper over the overflow tube until it seats against the bottom of the flush valve.
4.Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing.
1.To surround or encircle.
2.To seize, capture or detain.
3.To grab or seize by the collar or neck.
4.To place a collar on, to fit with one.
- Collar and leash aggressive dogs.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #5038
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English coler, borrowed from Old French coler (Modern French collier), from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from collum (“neck”).
Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”).
Compare Spanish cuello (“neck”).
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