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button-down

[buht-n-doun] / ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn /


button down




VERB
finish, close; surpass
Synonyms


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In one photo, Reba is wearing a black button down, her salt and pepper hair cropped short above her deep-set eyes.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

Take Nathan Macintosh, an inauspicious-looking blond guy dressed in khaki pants, a white T-shirt and a button down.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

A white, short-sleeved button down top decorated with red poppy flowers screams in the center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2022

And if your partner chooses to hold their button down for four seconds and “cancel your desire,” you’ll be left thinking about what’s going on inside their head instead of simply having a conversation.

From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2019

Why, why, why do they have to hold the button down forever?

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead




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