col·lar (k l  r)n. 1. The part of a garment that encircles the neck. 2. A necklace. 3. a. A restraining or identifying band of leather, metal, or plastic put around the neck of an animal. b. The cushioned part of a harness that presses against the shoulders of a draft animal. 4. Biology An encircling structure or bandlike marking, as around the neck of an animal, suggestive of a collar. 5. Any of various ringlike devices used to limit, guide, or secure a machine part. 6. Slang An arrest, as of a criminal. tr.v. col·lared, col·lar·ing, col·lars 1. To furnish with a collar. 2. Slang a. To seize or detain. b. To arrest (a criminal, for example). [Middle English coler, from Old French colier, from Latin coll  re, from collum, neck; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]col lared adj. |
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