buttonhole

Noun · Verb
US[buht-uhn-hohl]/ˈbʌtənˌhoʊl/3 syllables
Synonyms: button holelobby

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a hole through which buttons are pushedSynonyms: button holeType of holePart of garment

Verb (1)

  1. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favorsSynonyms: lobbyMore general solicit, beg

Related words special-interest group noun, lobbyist noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

But′ton·hole′ (…), noun

The hole or loop in which a button is caught.

But′ton·hole′ transitive verb

To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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