Buttonhole - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbʌtnhəʊl|  American pronunciation of the word buttonhole
Brit.  |ˈbʌt(ə)nhəʊl|  British pronunciation of the word buttonhole

noun

- a hole through which buttons are pushed

verb

- detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (syn: lobby)

Extra examples

He went about buttonholing and boring every one.

The groom wore a carnation in his buttonhole.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: buttonhole
he/she/it: buttonholes
present participle: buttonholing
past tense: buttonholed
past participle: buttonholed
noun
singular: buttonhole
plural: buttonholes
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