Buttonhole - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbʌtnhəʊl|
Brit.
|ˈbʌt(ə)nhəʊl|
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
I/you/we/they: buttonhole
he/she/it: buttonholes
present participle: buttonholing
past tense: buttonholed
past participle: buttonholed
noun
singular: buttonhole
plural: buttonholes
singular: buttonhole
plural: buttonholes
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