Definition of 'button'

Noun

1. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
2. an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
      Synonyms: push button push
3. any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
4. a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment; "they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate"
5. a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
      Synonyms: clitoris clit
6. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
      Synonyms: release
7. any artifact that resembles a button

Verb

1. provide with buttons; "button a shirt"
2. fasten with buttons; "button the dress"
      Antonyms: unbutton

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