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Button (verb)
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button — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for fastening clothes ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, top ▪ The top button of his shirt was undone. ▪ coat, shirt, etc. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
button — /ˈbʌtn / (say butn) noun 1. a disc or knob on a piece of cloth which, when passed through a slit or loop either in the same piece or another, serves as a fastening. 2. anything resembling a button. 3. an object of little value: not worth a button …
button up — verb refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑close up, ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑shut up, ↑belt up, ↑be quiet, ↑keep mum … Useful english dictionary
button — ► NOUN 1) a small disc or knob sewn on to a garment to fasten it by being pushed through a buttonhole. 2) a knob on a piece of electrical or electronic equipment which is pressed to operate it. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a decorative badge pinned to… … English terms dictionary
button — mid 13c. (implied in botouner button maker ), from O.Fr. boton (Fr. bouton) a button, bud (12c.), from bouter, boter to thrust (see BUTT (Cf. butt) (v.)). Thus a button is, etymologically, something that pushes up, or thrusts out. The verb is… … Etymology dictionary
button up — verb a) To fasten with a button or buttons. Button up your shirt cuff. It has come undone b) To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm. Button up well. Its freezing outside today … Wiktionary
button one's lip — verb To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate. Yes, put in Solomon. Ive been tipped off to this guy Mars, and youd better tell him to button up his lip and not start anything. Syn: bite… … Wiktionary
button — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English boton, from Anglo French butun rose hip, stud, from buter to thrust more at butt Date: 14th century 1. a. a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
button — but|ton1 [ bʌtn ] noun count ** 1. ) a small round object that is used for fastening clothes by pushing it through a hole: He had undone the top button of his shirt. a blouse with small pearl buttons 2. ) a small object that you press to make a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
button — [[t]bʌ̱t(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ buttons, buttoning, buttoned 1) N COUNT Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes. ...a coat with… … English dictionary
button — I UK [ˈbʌt(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms button : singular button plural buttons ** 1) a small object that you press to make a machine start working or perform a particular action Just press this button to start the computer. Press the… … English dictionary
