buttonhole
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
buttonholes
plural
buttonholes
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUTTONHOLE
[count]
1
:
a hole in clothing through which a button is passed in order to fasten something
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2
buttonhole
/ˈbʌtn̩ˌhoʊl/
verb
buttonholes;
buttonholed;
buttonholing
2
buttonhole
/ˈbʌtn̩ˌhoʊl/
verb
buttonholes;
buttonholed;
buttonholing
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUTTONHOLE
[+ object]
informal
:
to force (someone who is going somewhere) to stop and talk to you
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I'm sorry I'm late. I was buttonholed by a coworker just as I was leaving my office.
