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Meaning of collar up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To apply a harness to a horse.
    transitive
  2. To put a collar on a dog (a band or chain around an animal's neck).
    transitive
  3. To build up a lip or collar around a hole.
    intransitive
  4. 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).
    intransitive
  5. To engage in a collar trade (taking equal but opposite positions in a put and a call with different strike prices).
    intransitive
  6. To arrest (someone); to arrest one or more people.
    intransitive, transitive

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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