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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

We gave each one of them moments that I remembered from growing up — rugby pads, rugby shirts or the polo shirts or that one look with the button down collar and the vest.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023

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

Only know the way my heart jumps as I press the button down, hear the hiss of paint, watch J-A-C- begin.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson




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