collar | Definition of collar

collar

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of collar

1 to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses

Synonyms of collar

apprehend, arrest, bust [slang], nab, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize

Words Related to collar

bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)

bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel

Near Antonyms of collar

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, spring

unbind, unchain

Antonyms of collar

2 to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar

Synonyms of collar

bag, capture, catch, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

Words Related to collar

glove, halter, lasso, rope

apprehend, arrest, detain

clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh

abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)

Phrases Synonymous with collar

Near Antonyms of collar

discharge, free, liberate, release

drop, loosen, unhand

Antonyms of collar