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button

verbgeneral useuncommon/ɐbutuˈaɾ/a·bo·to·ar

Definition

1

To close or fasten by passing a button through its corresponding buttonhole; to put the buttons on.

Usage examples

“The child is learning to button her coat by herself.”
“He buttoned his shirt all the way up because of the cold.”

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Common combinations

to button up the shirtto button the coat