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• n  a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
• n  (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
• n  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
• n  a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
• n  the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
• n  a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
• n  necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
• n  a figurative restraint
  asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market
• n  the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
• v  take into custody
• v  seize by the neck or collar
• v  furnish with a collar
  collar the dog

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

News & Articles

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• Miss USA crown goes to Connecticut contestant
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The newest Miss USA is leaving a white-collar job behind for the glamour and excitement that go with her new role — and she can't wait.
  June 17, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• 'The Wolf of Wall Street' Trailer: Leonardo DiCaprio Reteams With Martin Scorsese (Video)
  The white collar crime film also stars Matthew McConaughey and Jonah Hill. read more
  June 17, 2013 - The Hollywood Reporter
• Nancy Pelosi proves last straw for Hollywood actor who wants Obama gone
  A Hollywood actor raised with what he described as blue-collar values that included working hard for one's own money has remained largely quiet about his conservative principles — until the day he heard Rep. Nancy Pelosi speak of the need to pass "Obamacare." "That day when Nancy Pelosi said, 'Let's ...
  June 17, 2013 - The Washington Times

Quotes

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• Tom Izzo in USA Today
  The justices were passing judgment on a federal statute used in the prosecution of [white-collar defendants]. It makes it a crime to deprive the public or one's employer or shareholders of the 'intangible right of honest services.' Although a... Ruth Bader Ginsburg http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE_y12gmoT5rtusZg-Rxy_GhrG8uQ Washington Post (blog) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/economy-watch/2010/06/did_jeff_skilling_do_anything.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGp6qYe6KDdo0f-k0089iss3e9unQ Jun 24, 2010 19403 27145 collar We are the blue-collar team," Izzo said. "This is the blue-collar city. It was just amazing to walk out of that tunnel."
• Barack Obama in Fort Worth Star Telegram
  It's really a mixed bag,Obama said. "There've been some states where we have won the blue collar vote. Wisconsin. We won it in Iowa. We won it in Minnesota. Then there are other states where we've not done so well, mainly because people...