English to English
buttonhole
('b/@/t/-/n,h/oU/l
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noun (n)
- The hole or loop in which a button is caught.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.(verb)source: webster1913
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