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unbutton

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un·but·ton  (n-btn)
v. un·but·toned, un·but·ton·ing, un·but·tons
v.tr.
1. To unfasten the buttons of.
2. To free or remove (a button) from a buttonhole.
3. To open as if by unbuttoning: unbutton the hatches.
v.intr.
To undo buttons.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.unbuttonunbutton - undo the buttons of; "unbutton the shirt"
undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
button - fasten with buttons; "button the dress"
Translations
Spanish unbutton [ʌnˈbʌtn] vt → desabrochar
French unbutton [ʌnˈbʌtn] vt → déboutonner
German unbutton [ʌnˈbʌtn] vt → aufknöpfen
Italian unbutton [ʌnˈbʌtn] vt → sbottonare
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But to a large and thorough sweeping comprehension of him, it behoves me now to unbutton him still further, and untagging the points of his hose, unbuckling his garters, and casting loose the hooks and the eyes of the joints of his innermost bones, set him before you in his ultimatum; that is to say, in his unconditional skeleton.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
It will be cold to unbutton, but if I only know that it's getting near morning I shall at any rate feel more cheerful.
Master and Man by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
In short, with his political Hephaestion the minister might dare to be himself; to take off his wig and his false teeth, lay aside his scruples, put on his slippers, unbutton his conscience, and give way to his trickery.
Bureaucracy by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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