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Definition of collar noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    collar

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈkɑlər//
     
     
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  1. 1the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket, or coat that usually folds down a coat with a fur collar I turned up my collar against the wind (= to keep warm). see blue-collar, dog collar, white-collar, wing collar
  2. 2a band of leather or strong cloth put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog a collar and leash see choke collar
  3. 3(technology) a band made of a strong material that is put around something, such as a pipe or a piece of machinery, to make it stronger or to join two parts together
    4. Idioms
    hot under the collar (informal)
     
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    angry or embarrassed He got very hot under the collar when I asked him where he'd been all day.
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