Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collar up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: col-lar up
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply a harness to a horse.

Transitive verb

verb

To put a collar on a dog (a band or chain around an animal's neck).

Transitive verb

verb

To build up a lip or collar around a hole.

Intransitive verb

verb

To raise the collar on a shirt or jacket (the part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat).

Intransitive verb

verb

To engage in a collar trade (taking equal but opposite positions in a put and a call with different strike prices).

Intransitive verb

verb

To arrest (someone); to arrest one or more people.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

collars up (present, singular) collaring up (participle, present) collared up (participle, past) collared up (past)

Questions

What does collar up mean?: To apply a harness to a horse.

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