Collar and Release

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Collar noun - The act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of law.

Usage example: when the murderer was finally apprehended, the detective who doggedly checked every single lead got credit for the collar

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Release is an antonym for collar in apprehend topic.

Nearby Words: collared, collaring, collet, collaret

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

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Collar is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

old	old collar	old release
special	special collar	special release
similar	similar collar	similar release
massive	massive collar	massive release
Other adjectives: main, new, wide, wider.

collar power

release power

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