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- Dictionarycollar/ˈkɒlə/
noun
- 1. the part around the neck of a shirt, blouse, jacket or coat, either upright or turned over: "a shirt collar" Similar
- 2. a connecting band or pipe in machinery. Similar
verb
- 1. put a collar on (an animal): "the animal had been captured, collared, and released by federal researchers"
- 2. seize or apprehend (someone): "police collared the culprit" Similar
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an area around the neck of an animal that is coloured differently from the other parts of the body: The bird has grey feathers with a lighter collar. engineering specialized. a strip of strong material that is put around a pipe or a piece of machinery to make it stronger or to join two parts together. Fewer examples.
The meaning of COLLAR is a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck. How to use collar in a sentence.
A collar goes around a neck. For a human, it’s the neckband of a shirt or jacket. For an animal, it’s a neckband that attaches to a leash, kills fleas, or makes a poodle feel fancy.
A collar is a ring or tube that fits onto a shaft or rod, for example to prevent a part from coming off the end of a shaft. There's a metal collar around the shaft that prevents it from being pulled out.
Collar definition: 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.. See examples of COLLAR used in a sentence.
noun. /ˈkɒlə (r)/ /ˈkɑːlər/ Idioms. the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds down. a coat with a wide collar. I turned up my collar against the wind (= to keep warm). He always wears a collar and tie for work. see also blue-collar, dog collar, green-collar, mandarin collar, pink-collar, white-collar, wing collar.
n. 1. 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. 2. a similar but separate, detachable article of clothing worn around the neck or at the neckline of a garment. Compare clerical collar.
