collar up
collar up verb: to apply a harness to a horse.
Verb
collar up (third-person singular simple present collars up, present participle collaring up, simple past and past participle collared up)
- To apply a harness to a horse.
- To put a collar on a dog (a band or chain around an animal's neck).
- To build up a lip or collar around a hole.
- 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).
- To engage in a collar trade (taking equal but opposite positions in a put and a call with different strike prices).
- To arrest (someone); to arrest one or more people.
Forms of collar up
| third-person singular present | collars up |
|---|---|
| present participle | collaring up |
| past participle | collared up |
| past | collared up |
Questions about collar up
- What does collar up mean?
- Collar up means to apply a harness to a horse.
- What part of speech is collar up?
- Collar up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of collar up?
- The past tense of collar up is collared up.
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