collar-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: An adornment worn around the neck.

Commentary: COLLAR[+clothing]

Examples:
A collar of flowers was placed on the winning horse.
The thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar.
She wore a silver collar.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 7

Sense Number 2: (Zoology) a band of marking around the neck of an animal.

Commentary: COLLAR[+zoology]

Examples:
Red Thrush have a collar of crimson feathers.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: A short ring fastened over a rod to secure it.

Commentary: COLLAR[+machine_part]

Examples:
We affixed a collar to the spout.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: The stiching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot.

Commentary: COLLAR[+clothing]

Examples:
The boots had a collar stiched in gold thread.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: A band of leather or rope made to identify animals.

Commentary: COLLAR[+animal_clothing]

Examples:
We put a collar on our puppy.
Goths will sometimes wear collars as a statement of irony.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 6: A figurative restraint.

Commentary: COLLAR[+abstract]

Examples:
He asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market.
He kept a collar on his emotions.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 7: The act of apprehending (a criminal).

Commentary: COLLAR[+event]

Examples:
The policeman got credit for the collar.
I have to make a collar before the end of the day.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9