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button down

[buht-n-doun] / ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn /




VERB
finish, close; surpass
Synonyms


button-down


Example Sentences

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“Everybody needs to stop hitting that panic button down there.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

A white, short-sleeved button down top decorated with red poppy flowers screams in the center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2022

To take a series of photos, you can hold the capture button down or take the shots individually, and as you do, you’ll want to slowly move around the object to take various shots.

From The Verge • Apr. 4, 2022

But no worries — his journey in no way obliges him to button down or up.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021

Zu stood next to him, dutifully holding the button down so he could use both hands to scrub his face in the stream of water shooting out of it.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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