collar

Noun

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  • the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
    

• a figurative restraint
  • asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market
    
  • kept a tight leash on his emotions
    
  • he's always gotten a long leash
    

• necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

• a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it

• the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

• a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part

• anything worn or placed about the neck
  • the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar
    
  • a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse
    

• (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

• a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

Verb

• furnish with a collar
  • collar the dog
    

• seize by the neck or collar

• take into custody
  • the police nabbed the suspected criminals
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  apprehension , arrest , catch , pinch , taking into custody , leash , choker , dog collar , neckband , shoe collar , nail , apprehend , pick up , nab , cop