button up
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button up
verb buttons up · buttoning up · buttoned up
- To fasten with a button or buttons. Button up your shirt cuff. It has come undone.
- To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm. Button up well. It's freezing outside today.
- To conclude; to finalize; to put the finishing touches (on). It's time to button up the meeting.
- Alternative form of button up one's lip He needs to button up.
- To seal off (a military vehicle or facility). Once buttoned up, NORAD's operation center can survive for more than 30 days without aid from the outside world.
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verb to fasten with a button or buttons
| Español | abotonar |
|---|---|
| Română | încheia |
| Русский | застёгивать zastjógivatʹ, застегну́ть zastegnútʹ |
verb to fasten all buttons to keep warm
| Español | abrocharse |
|---|---|
| Русский | застёгиваться zastjógivatʹsja, застегну́ться zastegnútʹsja |
Talk about this word "button up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/button%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. button up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/button%20up "button up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/button%20up.
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@misc{button_up_2026,
title = {button up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/button%20up},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
