- 1. n. The hole or loop in which a button is caught. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour. Source: opted
- 3. n. a hole through which buttons are pushed Source: wordnet
- 4. v. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors Source: wordnet
- 5. The hole or loop in which a button is caught. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour. Source: webster
- 6. v:26/n:74 n. a hole through which buttons are pushed Source: ecdict
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