word-vault/dist/data/cards/co/collar.json

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{
    "term": "collar",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/cl/clothes_misc.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds down",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a coat with a wide collar"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I turned up my collar against the wind *(= to keep warm)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He always wears **a collar and tie** for work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wore a collar and tie for the occasion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His collar was undone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His tie was knotted below his open collar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She turned up her coat collar for extra warmth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shirt had a button-down collar."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["open", "undone", "button-down"],
                "verb + collar": ["have", "have on", "wear"],
                "collar + noun": ["button", "stud", "size"],
                "phrases": ["collar and tie"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a band of leather or plastic put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **collar and lead/leash**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dog slipped its collar and ran off."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dog", "flea", "choke"],
                "verb + collar": ["have on", "wear", "slip"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a band made of a strong material that is put round something, such as a pipe or a machine, to make it stronger or to join two parts together",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "angry or embarrassed",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He got very hot under the collar when I asked him where he'd been all day."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒlə(r)/",
                "audio": "co/collar/collar__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːlər/",
                "audio": "co/collar/collar__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French colier, from Latin collare ‘band for the neck, collar’, from collum ‘neck’."
}