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unbutton
[ uhn-buht-n ]
verb (used with object)
- to free (buttons) from buttonholes; unfasten or undo.
- to unfasten by or as if by unbuttoning:
to unbutton a jacket.
- to disclose (one's feelings, thoughts, etc.) after deliberate or prolonged silence.
verb (used without object)
- to unfasten a button or one's buttons.
unbutton
/ ʌˈʌə /
verb
- to undo by unfastening (the buttons) of (a garment)
- informal.to release or relax (oneself, tension, etc)
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
On hand to assist with the unveiling near the intersection of Hollywood and Vine were Lakers great and fellow Dodgers owner Magic Johnson and Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, who wore an unbuttoned Dodgers jacket.
When Fernandez shuffles to bed, Joe helps him take off his ring and his watch, unbuttons his shirt and cuffs and sleeves and takes off his shoes.
Playing to the audience, Stewart preened and posed his way through the hits, with an array of costume changes that ended with a white ruffled shirt, unbuttoned almost to the navel.
Navalny spent 295 days in solitary confinement, punished, according to the book, for violations including the top button of his fatigues being unbuttoned.
He returned a minute later wearing a jean jacket vest, unbuttoned.
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