button up

ˈbʌtən ʌp

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Definition of button up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

clothing

fasten with a button or buttons

She buttoned up her coat before going outside.

fasten

secure

warmth

fasten all buttons to keep warm

He buttoned up to stay warm in the cold.

fasten

secure

completion

finalize or conclude something

We need to button up the project by Friday.

complete

conclude

finalize

silence

intr.

refuse to talk or become silent

intr.

He decided to button up during the meeting.

hush

quiet

silence

military

TECH.

seal off a military vehicle or facility

TECH.

The soldiers buttoned up the tank for safety.

seal

secure

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button up one's mouth

stay silent or stop talking

He decided to button up his mouth during the meeting.

Expressions with button

panic button

button pressed in emergency to summon help

She hit the panic button when she noticed the smoke..

red button

button that triggers emergency action

Press the red button to stop the machine.

button it

stop talking or making noise

When the teacher entered, he whispered to his friend to button it..

big red button

button that triggers an important action

He pressed the big red button to start the machine.

at the touch of a button

adv.

easily done by pressing a button

You can start the machine at the touch of a button.

bright as a button

adj.

very cheerful or lively

The children were bright as a button during the party.

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Examples of button up in a sentence

He buttoned up the baby's cardigan.
She buttoned up her coat before heading out into the snow.
Make sure to button up your jacket to avoid catching a cold.
Let's button up the deal before the weekend.
They buttoned up the details of the agreement.
She tends to button up when asked about her past.

The witness decided to button up in court.
The crew was ordered to button up the facility during the drill.
They had to button up the base as the storm approached.

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French:boutonner, agrafer, ...
German:zuknöpfen, abschließen, ...
Italian:abbottonare, abbottonarsi, ...
Spanish:abotonar, cerrar, ...
Portuguese:abotoar, abotoar-se, ...
Chinese:扣上, 扣紧, ...
Japanese:ボタンを留める, ボタンをかける, ...
Arabic:زَرَّرَ, زَرَّرَ أَزْرَارَهُ, ...
Hebrew:לְכַפְתֵּר, לְכַפְתֵּר, ...
Russian:застёгивать на пуговицы, застегивать, ...
Ukrainian:застібати, застібатися, ...
Hindi:बटन लगाना, बटन बंद करना, ...
Bengali:বোতাম লাগানো, সব বোতাম লাগানো, ...
Catalan:cordar, cordar-se, ...
Czech:zapnout, zapnout se, ...
Danish:knappe, knappe sig helt op, ...
Dutch:dichtknopen, afronden, ...
Greek:κουμπώνω, κουμπώνομαι, ...
Hungarian:begombolni, begombolkozni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់គ្រាប់ឡេវ, ដក់ប៊ូតុងឱ្យជិត, ...
Korean:단추를 채우다, 잠그다, ...
Persian:دکمه بستن, دکمه‌ها را بستن, ...
Polish:zapiąć, zapiąć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):abotoar, finalizar, ...
Romanian:a încheia cu nasturi, a încheia nasturii, ...
Swedish:knäppa, knäppa upp, ...
Thai:ติดกระดุม, ปิดกระดุม, ...
Turkish:iliklemek, düğmelerini iliklemek, ...
Vietnamese:cài cúc, cài kín, ...

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