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BUTTONHOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hole through which buttons are pushed
Synonyms:
button hole; buttonhole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("buttonhole" is a kind of...):
hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)
Holonyms ("buttonhole" is a part of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they buttonhole ... he / she / it buttonholes
Past simple: buttonholed
Past participle: buttonholed
-ing form: buttonholing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
Synonyms:
buttonhole; lobby
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "buttonhole" is one way to...):
beg; solicit; tap (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
