Synonyms for collar
ˈkɒl ər

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1. collar, neckband(noun)

   a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

2. collar(noun)

   (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

3. collar(noun)

   anything worn or placed about the neck

   "the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar"; "a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse"

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

4. collar(noun)

   a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

5. collar, shoe collar(noun)

   the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

6. collar(noun)

   a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

7. choker, collar, dog collar, neckband(noun)

   necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

   Synonyms:
   throttler, apprehension, dog collar, shoe collar, clerical collar, ruff, garrotter, catch, neckband, pinch, choker, leash, garroter, ruffle, taking into custody, arrest, strangler, neck ruff

8. collar, leash(noun)

   a figurative restraint

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   lead, dog collar, shoe collar, trey, trio, troika, ternary, terzetto, ternion, tierce, trinity, triplet, catch, neckband, threesome, pinch, trine, choker, tether, deuce-ace, leash, three, apprehension, triad, taking into custody, arrest, tercet

9. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody(verb)

   the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

   "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, hint, touch, understanding, mite, jot, stoppage, apprehension, catch, halt, shoe collar, dog collar, snap, match, snatch, tinge, soupcon, exigency, speck, neckband, taking into custody, leash, stop, discernment, misgiving, emergency, arrest, tweak, pinch, stay, apprehensiveness, dread, savvy, gimmick, grab, haul, choker, check

10. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop(verb)

    take into custody

    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

    Synonyms:
    quail at, cop, uplift, peck, hook, savvy, hear, complete, get, dig, percolate, hold back, nail, glom, nail down, pass with flying colors, perk up, smash, arrest, gather up, get word, nab, snitch, boom, call for, see, find out, turn back, grasp, perk, halt, gain vigor, knock off, ace, compass, receive, sweep through, stop, sail through, get the picture, pinpoint, turn around, apprehend, get a line, comprehend, lift up, peg, intoxicate, pick up, breeze through, contain, elate, catch, thieve, blast, grok, learn, get wind, hold, collect, discover, check

11. collar(verb)

    seize by the neck or collar

    Synonyms:
    arrest, pick up, nail, apprehend, cop, nab

12. collar(verb)

    furnish with a collar

    "collar the dog"

    Synonyms:
    arrest, pick up, nail, apprehend, cop, nab

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1. collar(n.)

   Synonyms:
   neck-band

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1. collar(n)

   Synonyms:
   neckband, carcanet, ruff, ruche, collet, rabat, piccadilly, dickey, collarette

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1. List of paraphrases:

   necklace, collier, collet, col, bushing, neck, cols, cervix, pendant, pass, locket, snare, passes, stts

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How to use collar in a sentence?

1. African American:

   African American men may be involved with more blue collar type jobs, but those types may not translate to moderate to vigorous physical activity or be captured by the physical activity measures used in the study.

2. Anthony Varvaro:

   I’m really just a normal guy, I’ve always considered myself a blue collar worker, i’m just like the rest of the guys. I’m just a guy with a talent, that’s all.

3. Lpez Obrador:

   We are giving the almost the same weight to [fighting]white-collar crime, as we do to drug cartels.

4. Curt Bramble:

   The premise is that it’s not a problem in any particular state; white-collar crime is a problem in every state.

5. Hampus Engellau:

   Their (Scania's) success story was that they could continue being the small company, only with a lof of sales, and Volvo probably lost that along the road-side in its empire building, building huge walls of white-collar workers.

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