Meanings
present singular third person collars up · participle present collaring up · participle past collared up · past collared up
- transitiveequestrianismTo apply a harness to a horse.
- transitiveTo put a collar on a dog (a band or chain around an animal's neck).
- intransitivee.g.; a drill; e.g.; a drillTo build up a lip or collar around a hole.
- intransitiveTo raise the collar on a shirt or jacket (the part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat).
- intransitiveTo engage in a collar trade (taking equal but opposite positions in a put and a call with different strike prices).
- intransitivetransitiveTo arrest (someone); to arrest one or more people.
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collar up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collar%20up
“collar up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collar%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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