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But·ton  (btn), Richard Totten Known as "Dick." Born 1929.

American figure skater who was U.S. men's champion from 1946 to 1952 and won Olympic gold medals in 1948 and 1952.

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but·ton  (btn)

n.

1.

a. A generally disk-shaped fastener used to join two parts of a garment by fitting through a buttonhole or loop.

b. Such an object used for decoration.

2. Any of various objects resembling a button, especially:

a. A push-button switch.

b. The blunt tip of a fencing foil.

c. A fused metal or glass globule.

3. Computer Science

a. In graphical user interface systems, a well-defined area within the interface that is clicked to select a command.

b. In a hypertext database, an icon that when selected allows a user to view a particular associated object.

4. Any of various knoblike structures of a plant or animal, especially:

a. An immature, unexpanded mushroom.

b. The tip of a rattlesnake's rattle.

5. A usually round flat badge that bears a design or printed information and is typically pinned to a garment: a campaign button.

6. Informal The end of the chin, regarded as the point of impact for a punch.

v. but·toned, but·ton·ing, but·tons

v.tr.

1. To fasten with buttons: buttoned his shirt; buttoned up her raincoat.

2. To decorate or furnish with buttons.

3. Informal To close (the lips or mouth): Button your lip.

v.intr.

To be or be capable of being fastened with buttons: The blouse buttons up the back.

Phrasal Verb:

button up

1. To fasten one's clothing tightly, as against cold weather.

2. To close or seal securely: button up the cabin for winter.

3. To complete the final details of: "Publication is a couple of months off; they're just buttoning up paperback rights" (Donald Dale Jackson).

Idiom:

on the button

Exactly; precisely.

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[Middle English, from Old French bouton, from bouter, to thrust, of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]

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button·er n.

button·y adj.

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button [ˈbʌt^ən]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a disc or knob of plastic, wood, etc., attached to a garment, etc., usually for fastening two surfaces together by passing it through a buttonhole or loop

2. a small round object, such as any of various sweets, decorations, or badges

3. (Electronics) a small disc that completes an electric circuit when pushed, as one that operates a doorbell or machine

4. (Electronics) a symbolic representation of a button on the screen of a computer that is notionally depressed by manipulating the mouse to initiate an action

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology any rounded knoblike part or organ, such as an unripe mushroom

6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) Fencing the protective knob fixed to the point of a foil

7. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a small amount of metal, usually lead, with which gold or silver is fused, thus concentrating it during assaying

8. (Engineering / Metallurgy) the piece of a weld that pulls out during the destructive testing of spot welds

9. (Team Sports / Rowing) Rowing a projection around the loom of an oar that prevents it slipping through the rowlock

10. Brit an object of no value (esp in the phrase not worth a button)

11. Slang intellect; mental capacity (in such phrases as a button short, to have all one's buttons, etc.)

on the button Informal exactly; precisely

vb

1. to fasten with a button or buttons

2. (tr) to provide with buttons

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) (tr) Fencing to hit (an opponent) with the button of one's foil

button (up) one's lip or mouth to stop talking: often imperative See also buttons, button up

[from Old French boton, from boter to thrust, butt, of Germanic origin; see butt³]

buttoner  n

buttonless  adj

buttony  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	button - a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes coat button - a button on a coat fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place shirt button - a button on a shirt
	2.	button - an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" push button, push bell push - a button that is pushed to ring a bell buzzer, doorbell, bell - a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed horn button - a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile mouse button - a push button on the mouse panic button - a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency; "the circuit is operated by a panic button"; "when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button" push-button radio - a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons reset button - a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism electric switch, electrical switch, switch - control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
	3.	button - any of various plant parts that resemble buttons plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
	4.	button - a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment; "they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate" badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"
	5.	button - a female sexual organ homologous to the penis clit, clitoris glans clitoridis - small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris vulva - external parts of the female genitalia erectile organ - an organ containing erectile tissue foreskin, prepuce - a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
	6.	button - a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism release device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
	7.	button - any artifact that resembles a button artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
Verb	1.	button - provide with buttons; "button a shirt" add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
	2.	button - fasten with buttons; "button the dress" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unbutton - undo the buttons of; "unbutton the shirt"

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button

noun

1. fastening, catch, hook, clip, clasp, fastener, hasp, press stud a coat with brass buttons

2. switch, control, key, handle, lever, knob He pressed the 'play' button.

Translations

button [ˈbʌtn]

A. N

1. (on garment, machine) → botón m
on the button [arrive] → en punto; (= absolutely exact) → exacto
to press or push the right button → dar en la tecla

2. (US) (= badge) → insignia f

3. Buttons (esp Brit) (in hotel) → botones m inv

B. VT (also button up) → abrochar, abotonar
to button one's lip → no decir ni mu

C. VI → abrocharse
it buttons in front → se abrocha por delante

D. CPD button mushroom N → champiñón m pequeño

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button [ˈbʌt^ən]

n

[coat, shirt] → bouton m

[machine] → bouton m
at the push of a button → lorsque l'on appuie sur le bouton

(= badge) (US) → badge m

to be right on the button [person] (= exactly right) → avoir (tout à fait) raison

vt [+ coat, cardigan, shirt] → boutonner

vi [coat, cardigan, shirt] → se boutonner

button up

vt → boutonner
button-down [ˈbʌt^ədaʊn] adj [shirt] → à col boutonné; [collar] → à pointes boutonnées
buttoned up buttoned-up adj (= reserved) [person] → coincé(e)

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button

n

→ Knopf m; not worth a button (inf) → keinen Pfifferling wert (inf); his answer was right on the button (inf) → seine Antwort hat voll ins Schwarze getroffen (inf); he arrived right on the button (inf) → er kam auf den Glockenschlag (inf); to push or press the right buttons (fig inf) → es richtig anstellen (inf); she knew which buttons to press to get what she wanted (fig inf) → sie wusste, wie sie es anstellen musste, um zu bekommen, was sie wollte (inf)

(= mushroom) → junger Champignon

buttons sing (inf, = pageboy) → (Hotel)page m

(Comput) → Schaltfläche f, → Button m

(esp US: = badge) → Sticker m, → Button m

vt garment → zuknöpfen; button your lip (inf) → halt den Mund (inf)

vi (garment) → geknöpft werden

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button:

buttonhole

n

(in garment) → Knopfloch nt

(= flower) → Blume f → im Knopfloch; to sell buttons → Blumen fürs Knopfloch verkaufen

vt (fig) → zu fassen bekommen, sich (dat) → schnappen (inf)

buttonhole stitch

n → Knopflochstich m

buttonhook

n (for boots) → Stiefelknöpfer m

button mushroom

n → junger Champignon

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button [ˈbʌtn]

1. n (on garment) → bottone m; (on doorbell, machine) → pulsante m, bottone

2. vt (also button up) → abbottonare

3. vi → abbottonarsi

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button

n button [ˈbatn]

1 a knob or disc used as a fastening I lost a button off my coat. knoop زِر копче knoflík knap der Knopf κουμπί (στα ρούχα) botón nööp دکمه nappi bouton כַּפתוֹר बटन लगाना puce gomb kancing hnappur, tala bottone ボタン 단추 saga poga butang knoop knapp przycisk, guzik botão nasture пуговица gombík gumb dugme knapp กระดุม düğme 鈕扣 ґудзик بٹن cái khuy áo 钮扣

2 a small knob pressed to operate something This button turns the radio on. knoppie مِفْتاح бутон tlačítko, knoflík knap der Knopf κουμπί (πλήκτρο) botón nupp دکمه painike bouton כַּפתוֹר घुंडी gumb gomb tombol hnappur, takki bottone, pulsante 押しボタン 누름 단추 mygtukas (kontakta, zvana) poga butang knop knapp, tast guzik botão buton кнопка gombík, tlačidlo gumb dugme knapp ปุ่ม düğme, tuş 按鈕 кнопка ریڈیو ، ٹی وی کو چلانے والے بٹن cái nút 按钮

v

(often with up) to fasten by means of buttons. vasknoop يزرّر закопчавам zapnout knappe (zu-)knöpfen κουμπώνω abrocharse nööpima دکمه ها را بستن napittaa boutonner לְכַּפְתֵר बटन से बंद करना zakopčati (be)gombol mengancing hneppa abbottonare ボタンでとめる 단추를 채우다 už(si)sagstyti aizpogāt membutangkan dichtknopen knappe(s) zapiąć abotoar a încheia застёгивать(ся) zapnúť zapeti (z gumbi) zakopčati knäppa ติดกระดุม düğmelemek, iliklemek 扣上 застібати(ся) на ґудзики بٹنوں سے باندھنا cài khuy 扣紧

n buttonhole

the hole or slit into which a button is put. knoopsgat عُروه илик knoflíková dírka knaphul das Knopfloch κουμπότρυπα ojal nööpauk سوراخ دکمه napinläpi boutonnière אֶבֶק, לוּלָאָה बटन लगाने वाला छिद्र rupica za dugme gomblyuk lubang kancing hnappagat asola, occhiello ボタン穴 단추 구멍 sagos kilpa pogcaurums lubang butang knoopsgat knapphull dziurka od guzika casa de botão gaică, butonieră петля gombíková dierka gumbnica otvor za dugme knapphål รังดุม düğme deliği, ilik 釦眼 петля بٹن لگانے کے سوراخ ، کاج khuyết áo 扣眼

v

to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life. met nimmereindigende praatjies ophou يَمْسِكُ بِ، يوقِفُ للتَّحَدُّثِ إلى задържам натрапчиво някого с дълъг разговор zastavit a zdržovat řečí hage sig fast i; slå en klo i in Beschlag nehmen στριμώχνω κάποιον για συζήτηση, τον πιάνω μονότερμα enganchar (kellelgi) nööbist haarama توجه کسی را جلب کردن و برای او صحبت کردن pidätellä jotakuta kertomuksellaan accrocher לֶאֱחוֹז בְּדש הַבֶּגֶד बातों में फंसा लेना zadržavati feltartóztat menahan untuk bercakap-cakap negla, tefja með masi attaccare un bottone 引きとめて長話をする 붙들고 긴 이야기를 하다 prilipti prie aizkavēt (ar sarunām) memaksa mendengar aanklampen slå kloa i przyczepić się do kogoś i nudzić apanhar a ţine de vorbă задерживать кого-л. zdržať zadrževati uvući u razgovor hejda och uppehålla med prat เรียกร้องความสนใจ lâfa tutmak, tıraşa tutmak 強留(某人)聊天 затягувати розмову کان سے پکڑ کر کسی کام پر مجبور کرنا níu ai lại 强留（客人）长谈

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Button → زٍر knoflík knap Knopf κουμπί botón nappi bouton dugme bottone ボタン 단추 knoop knapp przycisk botão пуговица knapp กระดุม düğme cái khuy 纽扣