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collar
verb
to
catch
or
hold
someone
so
they
cannot
escape
,
especially
to
arrest
them
•
The
security
guard
collared
the
shoplifter
before
he
reached
the
exit
.
The
security
guard
collared
the
shoplifter
before
he
reached
the
exit
.
•
They
finally
collared
the
pickpocket
after
a
long
chase
.
They
finally
collared
the
pickpocket
after
a
long
chase
.
Originally
‘
put
a
collar
on
’,
later
figuratively
‘
seize
by
the
neck
’;
first
used
as
a
verb
in
the
early
17th
century
.
