collar (collars plural & 3rd person present) (collaring present participle) (collared past tense & past participle )
1 n-count The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
His tie was pulled loose and his collar hung open., ...a coat with a huge fake fur collar.
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blue-collar
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dog-collar
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white-collar
2 n-count A collar is a band of leather or plastic which is put round the neck of a dog or cat.
3 verb If you collar someone who has done something wrong or who is running away, you catch them and hold them so that they cannot escape. INFORMAL
(=grab) As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him at the ticket barrier. V n
blue-collar
Blue-collar workers work in industry, doing physical work, rather than in offices. adj ADJ n (Antonym: white-collar)
dog-collar (dog-collars plural ), dog collar
1 n-count A dog-collar is a stiff, round, white collar that fastens at the back and that is worn by Christian priests and ministers.
INFORMAL
(=clerical collar)
2 n-count A dog-collar is a collar worn by a dog.
white-collar , white collar
1 adj White-collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work such as making things in factories or building things.
ADJ n (Antonym: blue-collar)
White-collar workers now work longer hours.
2 adj White-collar crime is committed by people who work in offices, and involves stealing money secretly from companies or the government, or getting money in an illegal way.
ADJ n
