collar

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds down: a coat with a fur collar * I turned up my collar against the wind (= to keep warm). * He always wears a collar and tie for work. seealsoBLUE-COLLAR, DOGCOLLAR, WHITE-COLLAR, WINGCOLLAR 2 a band of leather or plastic put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog: a collar and lead / leash 3 (technical) a band made of a strong material that is put round sth, such as a pipe or a piece of machinery, to strengthen it or to join two parts together IDIOMS see HOTadj. verb [VN] (informal) 1 to capture sb and hold them tightly so that they cannot escape from you: Police collared the culprit as he was leaving the premises. 2 to stop sb in order to talk to them: I was collared in the street by a woman doing a survey.