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collaring

collaring is the present participle and gerund of collar.

Noun

collaring (countable and uncountable, plural collarings)

  1. Material for making shirt collars.
    • If any Shirts should be found to want new wristbanding or collaring let it be done with rather purer cloth than that of the shirt itself — especially wristbanding. Collaring they certainly will want several of them.1776, Jeremy Bentham, letter to Samuel Bentham
  2. A piece of wood or iron for securing the pumps in a mineshaft.
  3. The binding of a submissive to a dominant under specific conditions or obligations.
    • Collarings in my view are significant events and should be treated as such. They should include a fair amount of forethought and dedication on the part of both parties.2022, Dan & Dawn Williams, Hearts & Collars, page 147

Meaning of collar

Verb

collar (third-person singular simple present collars, present participle collaring, simple past and past participle collared)

  1. (transitive) To grab or seize by the collar or neck.
  2. (transitive) To place a collar on, to fit with one.
    • Collar and leash aggressive dogs.
  3. To surround or encircle.
  4. (transitive) To seize, capture or detain.
  5. (transitive) To steal.
    • "Ho, aboard the Salt Junk Sarah,
      Rollin" home across the line,
      The Bo'sun collared the Captain's hat
      And threw it in the brine.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 52
  6. (transitive) To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.

See all 32 meanings of collar

Forms of collaring

pluralcollarings

Words formed from collaring

Phrases with collaring

Questions about collaring

What does collaring mean?
Collaring means material for making shirt collars.
What is collaring the present participle and gerund of?
Collaring is the present participle and gerund of collar.
What part of speech is collaring?
Collaring is a noun.
What is the plural of collaring?
The plural of collaring is collarings.

Words near collaring in the dictionary

  1. collarette
  2. collarettes
  3. Collargate
  4. collargol
  5. Collaries
  6. collaring
  7. collaring the bowling
  8. collaring up
  9. collarings
  10. collarino
  11. collarinos

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