collar
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(noun) a figurative restraint; "a collar on program trading in the stock market" |
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Related Words: restraint |
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(verb) take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police |
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Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, cop, nab, nail, pick up |
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Related Words: clutch, prehend, seize |
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(verb) furnish with a collar; "collar the dog" |
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Related Words: equip, fit, fit out, outfit |
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(verb) seize by the neck or collar |
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Related Words: clutch, prehend, seize |
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(noun) fits around the neck and is usually folded over |
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Synonyms: neckband |
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Related Words: Eton collar, Roman collar, band, choker, clerical collar, dog collar, neck ruff, polo-neck collar, rabato, rebato, ruff, ruffle, turtleneck collar |
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(noun) a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it |
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Related Words: band, dog collar |
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(noun) necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck |
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Synonyms: choker, dog collar, neckband |
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Related Words: necklace |
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(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
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Synonyms: apprehension, arrest, catch, pinch, taking into custody |
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Related Words: capture, gaining control, seizure |
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