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- [buht-n uhp]
- /ˈbʌt n ʌp/
- /ˈbʌtn ʌp/
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- [buht-n uhp]
- /ˈbʌt n ʌp/
Definitions of button up words
- verb button up to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons 3
- verb button up to conclude (business) satisfactorily 3
- noun button up a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop. 1
- noun button up anything resembling a button, especially in being small and round, as any of various candies, ornaments, tags, identification badges, reflectors, markers, etc. 1
- noun button up a badge or emblem bearing a name, slogan, identifying figure, etc., for wear on the lapel, dress, etc.: campaign buttons. 1
- noun button up any small knob or disk pressed to activate an electric circuit, release a spring, or otherwise operate or open a machine, small door, toy, etc. 1
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Origin of button up
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lip(pe), Old English lippa; cognate with Dutch lip, German Lippe; akin to Norwegian lepe, Latin labium
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Parts of speech for Button up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
button up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
button up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for button up
verb button up
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- clinch — If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
Antonyms for button up
verb button up
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
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