Dream Dictionary

Collar

To see collars in your dream, signifies confinement and restraint. You may be going through a frustrating work situation or a confining relationship.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over [syn: collar, neckband]
  • 2: (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
  • 3: anything worn or placed about the neck; "the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar"; "a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse"
  • 4: a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
  • 5: the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot [syn: collar, shoe collar]
  • 6: a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
  • 7: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn: choker, collar, dog collar, neckband]
  • 8: a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash" [syn: collar, leash]
  • 9: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody]
  • v. 1: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop]
  • 2: seize by the neck or collar
  • 3: furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"