Phrase guide

dog collar

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A collar for a dog.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A clerical collar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A close-fitting woman's necklace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: choker

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: choker, collar, neckband

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: necklace

5

noun

Meaning 5

a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clerical collar, Roman collar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collar, neckband

6

noun

Meaning 6

a collar for a dog

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collar

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طَوْق (ṭawq) — collar for a dog
  • Belarusian: нашы́йнік (našýjnik) — collar for a dog
  • Belarusian: ашы́йнік (ašýjnik) — collar for a dog
  • Bulgarian: наши́йник (našíjnik) — collar for a dog
  • Burmese: လည်ပတ် (lanypat) — collar for a dog
  • Catalan: corretja — collar for a dog
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脖套 (bótào) — collar for a dog
  • Czech: obojek — collar for a dog
  • Danish: hundehalsbånd — collar for a dog
  • Finnish: koiran kaulapanta — collar for a dog
  • French: collier — collar for a dog
  • Georgian: საყელური (saq̇eluri) — collar for a dog
  • German: Hundehalsband — collar for a dog
  • German: Halsband — collar for a dog
  • Ancient Greek: κλοιός (kloiós) — collar for a dog
  • Hungarian: nyakörv — collar for a dog
  • Irish: coiléar madra — collar for a dog
  • Old Irish: ard — collar for a dog
  • Japanese: 首輪 (kubiwa) — collar for a dog
  • Korean: 개목걸이 (gaemokgeori) — collar for a dog
  • Malay: kolar anjing — collar for a dog
  • Manx: colliar moddey — collar for a dog
  • Persian: قلاده (qallâde) — collar for a dog
  • Polish: obroża — collar for a dog
  • Romanian: zgardă — collar for a dog
  • Russian: оше́йник (ošéjnik) — collar for a dog
  • Spanish: collar — collar for a dog
  • Turkish: köpek tasması — collar for a dog
  • Ukrainian: наши́йник (našýjnyk) — collar for a dog
  • Ukrainian: оши́йник (ošýjnyk) — collar for a dog
  • Catalan: alçacoll — clerical collar
  • Catalan: collaret — necklace
  • Spanish: collar — necklace