Button meaning

What does “button” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“button” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes.

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”

  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

    Synonymsclitorisclit
  6. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

    Synonymsrelease
  7. any artifact that resembles a button

verb

  1. provide with buttons

    “button a shirt”

  2. fasten with buttons

    “button the dress”

    Oppositesunbutton

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University