unbutton
Pronunciations (2)
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/ʌnˈbʌtən/
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ʌnˈbʌtən
Verb
To open (something) by undoing its buttons.
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
- Examples
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Being now too high wound up to bear a delay, he unbutton'd, and drawing out the engine of love-assaults, drove it currently, as at a ready-made breach
"Mr Baxter, I think?" said the latter. He had laid aside his dripping umbrella and was unbuttoning overcoat and coat to reach an inner pocket.
To come open by having its buttons unfastened.
Usage- ergative
- Intransitive
- Examples
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He was so muscled and firm, and the canvas shirt under his jacket unbuttoned easily.
Verb
undo the buttons of
- Antonyms
- Broader terms
- Examples
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unbutton the shirt
Word forms
unbuttonsunbuttoningunbuttonedunbuttoned