Sekirov Dictionary

button up

verb 4
/ˈbʌtənˌʌp/ noun 1
forms 4

verb4

•
To fasten with a button or buttons.
- Button up your shirt cuff. It has come undone.
•
To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.
- Button up well. It's freezing outside today.
•
To conclude; to finalize; to put the finishing touches (on).
- It's time to button up the meeting.
•
(US, slang) To seal off (a military vehicle or facility).
- Once buttoned up, NORAD's operation center can survive for more than 30 days without aid from the outside world. — 1996

button-up

/ˈbʌtənˌʌp/

noun1

A shirt fastened by a vertical column of buttons at the front.

forms

buttoned up · buttoning up · buttons up · button-ups

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