- 1collar somebody to capture someone and hold them tightly so that they cannot escape from you Police collared the culprit as he was leaving the premises.
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- 2collar somebody to stop someone in order to talk to them I was collared in the street by a woman doing a survey.
collar
verbNAmE//ˈkɑlər//
(informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they collar he / she / it collars
past simple collared
-ing form collaring
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