Main entry: pinch, catch, collar, apprehension, arrest, taking into custody
Definition: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Usage: the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Definition: a figurative restraint
Usage: 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
Main entry: choker, collar, dog collar, neckband
Definition: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
Definition: a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
Main entry: collar
Definition: a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
Main entry: collar, shoe collar
Definition: the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
Main entry: collar
Definition: a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
Main entry: collar
Definition: anything worn or placed about the neck
Usage: the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar; a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse
Main entry: collar
Definition: (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
Main entry: collar, pick up, cop, apprehend, arrest, nab, nail
Definition: take into custody
Usage: the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Main entry: collar
Definition: furnish with a collar
Usage: collar the dog
Main entry: collar
Definition: seize by the neck or collar