'Buttonhole' definitions:
Definition of 'buttonhole'
(from WordNet)
noun
A hole through which buttons are pushed [syn: buttonhole, button hole]
verb
Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors [syn: lobby, buttonhole]
Definition of 'Buttonhole'
From: GCIDE
- Buttonhole \But"ton*hole`\, n. The hole or loop in which a button is caught. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Buttonhole'
From: GCIDE
- Buttonhole \But"ton*hole`\, v. t. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'buttonhole'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accost,
- address,
- apostrophize,
- appeal to,
- apply pressure,
- approach,
- beset,
- besiege,
- bespeak,
- blandish,
- bore,
- bore stiff,
- bore to death,
- bore to distraction,
- bore to tears,
- boutonniere,
- bug,
- cajole,
- call to,
- coax,
- corner,
- corsage,
- detain,
- dun,
- exert pressure,
- greet,
- hail,
- halloo,
- importune,
- invoke,
- nag,
- nag at,
- pester,
- plague,
- ply,
- press,
- pressure,
- push,
- salute,
- send to sleep,
- speak,
- speak fair,
- speak to,
- take aside,
- talk to,
- tease,
- urge,
- waylay,
- wheedle,
- work on