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Synonyms for collar

Two senses of collar live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineActions

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar.

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The true synonym

catch

Same sentence, swapped: The policeman on the beat got credit for the catch.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for collar as it is used in the sentence above.

leash
choker
conquering

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineActions

a figurative restraint

Asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

leash

Same sentence, swapped: Asked for a leash on program trading in the stock market.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for collar as it is used in the sentence above.

check
confinement
suppression

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Closest first: other actions words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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