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button-down

[buht-n-doun] / ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn /


button down




VERB
finish, close; surpass
Synonyms


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In one photo, Reba is wearing a black button down, her salt and pepper hair cropped short above her deep-set eyes.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2022

Put your headphones into pairing mode On most pairs of Bluetooth headphones, you can enter pairing mode by pressing and holding the power button down for longer than it takes to turn them on.

From The Verge • Sep. 23, 2021

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

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021

Only know the way my heart jumps as I press the button down, hear the hiss of paint, watch J-A-C- begin.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson




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