adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈkɒl.ə(ɹ)d/
US:/ˈkɑl.əɹd/
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rhymes with -ɒlə(ɹ)d
homophone: collard
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 L ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Having a collar (or other encircling demarcation).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Of a person, committed to submit to a particular dominant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: stray
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verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of collar
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English colered, colleryde; equivalent to collar + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.