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Meaning of button in English
button noun [ C ] ukYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
/ ˈbʌt. ə n / usYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
/ ˈbʌt. ə n /button noun [C] ( FOR FASTENING )
Add to word list Add to word list B1 a small , usually circular object used to fasten something, for example a shirt or coat : I did up (= fastened ) the buttons on my blouse . He unfastened his top button. I had to sew a new button onto my trousers malerapaso/E+/GettyImages More examples Fewer examples The jacket is navy with gold buttons. I fastened the buttons on my coat and wrapped my scarf tightly around my neck . He toyed nervously with a button on his jacket as he was speaking . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fasteners for clothes belt brace buckle buckled button fly button something up button-through eyelet fastener flies grommet hook and eye snap snap fastener stud suspender suspenders phrase toggle Velcro zip something/someone up See more results »button noun [C] ( ON MACHINE )
B1 a small , sometimes circular object that you press to operate a device or a machine , or an area on a computer screen that looks and acts like one of these: He inserted the disk and pressed the " play " button. Bryan Mullennix/The Image Bank/GettyImages More examples Fewer examples The machine emits a high-pitched sound when you press the button. Press this button and the video will automatically tune itself to the next channel . To turn the television on, you just push this button. I put my money in the slot and pressed the button but nothing came out. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Electrical switches & connections clicker coaxial corded dimmer dimmer switch junction box national grid outlet override patch patch someone through pause plug plug (something) in/plug (something) into something plug-in powerbank spark plug switchboard terminal wire See more results »button noun [C] ( SHOWING SUPPORT )
US ( UK badge ) a flat metal or plastic object , usually round, with a picture or message on it, that can be fastened to clothes with a pin , often in order to show that you like or support a particular group , idea , belief , etc.: They were prohibited from wearing political buttons at school . Some of them wore Trump buttons and hats . Tetra Images/GettyImages More examples Fewer examples Her employers weren't happy when she showed up to work wearing a big union button. A button on her lapel read "Proud LGBT Parent". He sported a "No Nukes" button and a smiley face button. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Voters & candidates in elections abstainer aye Brexiteer candidate constituency constituent coronate floating voter multi-candidate non-voter non-voting primary slate swing voter ticket unaffiliated unelectable voter write in yea See more results »You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Backing, supporting & defendingbutton noun [C] ( FENCING )
sports specialized a small plastic cover on the end of a foil (= thin , light sword ) used in fencing (= the sport of fighting with long , thin swords ) : In modern fencing , points are blunted and then covered with a button. More examples Fewer examples Weapons have a button on the end - not a sharp tip ! The foil comprises a handle , a small round guard , a blade , which is thicker at the base than at the top , and a button on the end. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fighting sports aikido all-in wrestling arm-wrestling armlock bantamweight gumshield half nelson hammerlock hapkido haymaker outfight punchbag puncher punching bag rabbit punch rope wrestling wrist wrestling wristlock wushu See more results »You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Lids, covers and stoppers Protection and protectorsIdioms
at the push of a button bright as a button press/push/hit (all) the right buttons press/push someone's buttons right on the button button verb [ I or T ] ukYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
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/ ˈbʌt. ə n / to fasten something, usually a piece of clothing , using buttons: You forgot to button your sweater . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fasteners for clothes belt brace buckle buckled button fly button something up button-through eyelet fastener flies grommet hook and eye snap snap fastener stud suspender suspenders phrase toggle Velcro zip something/someone up See more results »Idioms
button it button your lipPhrasal verb
button something up (Definition of button from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)button | American Dictionary
button noun [ C ] usYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
/ ˈbʌt· ə n /button noun [C] ( CLOTHING FASTENER )
Add to word list Add to word list a small , usually circular object that is sewn on a shirt , coat , or other piece of clothing , and is used to fasten it A button is also a small , usually circular sign that you can pin on your clothes : When you pay the admission fee at the museum , they give you a button to wear to show you’ve paid .button noun [C] ( OBJECT YOU PRESS )
a small object that you press to operate a device or a machine : The button on the left starts the tape recorder and the one on the right stops it. button verb [ T ] us / ˈbʌt· ə n /button verb [T] ( FASTEN )
to fasten something, usually a piece of clothing , using buttons: He buttoned his shirt . (Definition of button from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)button | Business English
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Add to word list Add to word list COMMUNICATIONS , IT a small , often circular object which you press to operate a device or a machine , or an area on a computer screen which looks and works like one of these: press/hit/push a button Press the green button to start the machine and the red button to stop it. the send/save/delete button Always re-read your email messages carefully before you hit the send button. MARKETING → button ad (Definition of button from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)Examples of button
button You may find that your till has different buttons, or that the order in which you press them is different. From the Cambridge English Corpus Participants pressed one of two buttons to indicate the position of the face on the screen. From the Cambridge English Corpus There were no red or blue buttons to push, only a lot of paperwork. From the Cambridge English Corpus Most of the class were happy to write out the 24 ways for themselves or start on five buttons. From the Cambridge English Corpus Because of this interpretation, there is no need explicitly to model buttons inside the lift itself. From the Cambridge English Corpus Each listener sat in front of a computer screen showing three buttons that could be pressed using the mouse. From the Cambridge English Corpus The equivalent lowercase and capital letters are assigned to the same buttons. From the Cambridge English Corpus Then we need to enable the exact entry of individual characters via the four buttons. From the Cambridge English Corpus When there were no learning data, entry with three or four buttons required more keystrokes than the baseline value. From the Cambridge English Corpus One might press a sequence of buttons 'play 2; play 4; play 9' to play those tracks. From the Cambridge English Corpus The factory literally impresses character onto the buttons. From the Cambridge English Corpus The sample from machine 1 contained 8 faulty buttons and that from machine 2 contained 19 faulty buttons. From the Cambridge English Corpus We have additional buttons for the creation of vertically or horizontally repeating groups. From the Cambridge English Corpus There it was noted that her skills included ' plaine worke and black workes ' and the making of ' all manner of buttons '. From the Cambridge English Corpus The participants were asked to indicate if they detected the target by pressing separate buttons on the keyboard (' 1 '=yes, ' 9 '=no). From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of button These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.Collocations with button
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directional buttons The directional buttons control a magnifying glass and is used in order to find objects. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. gold buttons She is wearing the close-fitting cotehardie with gold buttons and tight gold sleeves. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. metal button I will just mention one, that is the metal button , which forms a considerable industry in itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with button What is the pronunciation of button ?Translations of button
in Chinese (Traditional) 衣服上, 鈕扣，扣子, 機器上… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 衣服上, 纽扣，扣子, 机器上… See more in Spanish botón, chapa, parche… See more in Portuguese botão, bóton, button… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian एक लहान, सामान्यतः गोलाकार वस्तू काहीतरी बांधण्यासाठी वापरली जाते, उदाहरणार्थ शर्ट किंवा कोट… See more （洋服の）ボタン, （機材の）ボタン, スイッチ… See more düğme, bir şeyi açıp kapama düğmesi, tuş… See more bouton [masculine], badge [masculine], boutonner… See more botó, cordar… See more knoop, knop, dichtknopen… See more ஒரு சிறிய, பொதுவாக வட்ட பொருள் எதையாவது கட்டுவதற்குப் பயன்படுகிறது, எடுத்துக்காட்டாக ஒரு சட்டை அல்லது கோட்… See more (शर्ट, कोट आदि का) बटन, बटन… See more બટન, ચાંપ, કળ… See more knap, knappe… See more knapp, knäppa… See more butang, membutangkan… See more der Knopf, (zu-)knöpfen… See more kneppe, kneppe igjen, knapp [masculine]… See more بٹن, بٹن (ایک چھوٹی، بعض اوقات گول چیزجسے آپ کسی ڈیوائس یا مشین کو چلانے کے لئے دباتے ہیں، یا کمپیوٹر اسکرین پر کوئی ایسا حصہ جو ان میں سے کسی ایک کی طرح نظر آتا ہے اور کام کرتا ہے)… See more ґудзик, кнопка, застібати(ся) на ґудзики… See more пуговица, кнопка, застегивать на пуговицы… See more బటన్, ఏదైనా బిగించడానికి ఉపయోగించే చిన్న, సాధారణంగా వృత్తాకార వస్తువు… See more زُرّ, يَزِرّ… See more বোতাম… See more knoflík, tlačítko, zapnout… See more kancing, tombol, mengancing… See more กระดุม, ปุ่ม, ติดกระดุม… See more cái khuy áo, cái nút, cài khuy… See more guzik, przycisk, zapinać (na guziki )… See more 단추, 버튼, 단추를 잠그다… See more bottone, pulsante, interruttore… See more Need a translator?Get a quick, free translation!
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All navel belly button button ad button-up button day button-down button fly See all meanings Phrasal Verbs button something up See all phrasal verb meanings Idioms and phrases button it idiom button your lip idiom bright as a button idiom hit/press/push the panic button idiom hit the panic button idiom right on the button idiom ( the/someone's ) self-destruct button phrase See all idioms and phrasesWord of the Day
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/dɪˌleɪ.ɪŋ ˈtæk.tɪks/actions that are intended to make something happen more slowly, in order to win an advantage
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