collar

/ˈkɒl.ə/ · noun

Meaning

Anything that encircles the neck.
A piece of meat from the neck of an animal.
Any encircling device or structure.
(in compounds) Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing.
The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem.
A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with the esophagus.
To grab or seize by the collar or neck.
To place a collar on, to fit with one.
To seize, capture or detain.
To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.
(law enforcement) To arrest.
To bind in conversation.

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