buttonhole

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌtənhəʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌtənˌhoʊl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(butn hōl′)

Inflections of 'buttonhole' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
buttonholes
v 3rd person singular
buttonholing
v pres p
buttonholed
v past
buttonholed
v past p
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buttonhole n (slit for a button)knoopsgat nw het
 The little girl struggled to push the button of her coat through the buttonhole.
buttonhole n UK (flower worn in a buttonhole) (enkele bloem in knoopsgat)boutonnière nw de
  (bloem of versiering op borsthoogte)corsage nw de
 It is traditional at a wedding for the groom to wear a buttonhole.
buttonhole [sb] vtr US, figurative, informal (accost, force to converse)aanklampen overg.ww
  (op hinderlijke wijze)aanspreken overg.ww
  (figuurlijk)in de kraag grijpen frase
 The next thing I knew, he'd buttonholed me into a discussion about taxes.
buttonhole [sb] into doing [sth] v expr US, figurative, informal (accost, force to do)dwingen overg.ww
  overhalen overg.ww
 The interviewer buttonholed me into making comments I later regretted.
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