BUTTON


Meaning of BUTTON in English

I.

noun

1 for fastening clothes

ADJECTIVE

▪ bottom , top

The top ~ of his shirt was undone.

▪ coat , shirt , etc.

▪ brass , pearl , etc.

VERB + BUTTON

▪ button ( AmE ), do up ( BrE ), fasten

▪ unbutton ( AmE ), undo ( BrE ), unfasten

▪ fumble with

▪ lose

My coat has lost a ~.

▪ sew on

BUTTON + VERB

▪ be missing , come off

There was a ~ missing from his shirt.

2 small switch

ADJECTIVE

▪ on , start

▪ off , stop

▪ control

▪ fast-forward , pause , play , rewind

▪ delete , mute , reset , snooze , etc.

▪ alarm , panic

She hit the alarm ~ as fast as she could.

▪ elevator ( AmE ), lift ( BrE )

▪ intercom

▪ mouse

▪ self-destruct ( often figurative )

VERB + BUTTON

▪ click ( computing ), depress , hit , hold down , press , punch , push , tap

Click the left mouse ~ twice.

▪ release

PHRASES

▪ at the touch of a ~

The remote control allows you to change channel at the touch of a ~.

▪ have your finger on , keep your finger on

3 ( AmE ) object worn to show support

ADJECTIVE

▪ lapel

She wore a ‘Vote Yes’ lapel ~.

▪ campaign

The candidates all distributed campaign ~s and bumper stickers.

▪ peace

He carries around an old backpack with peace ~s on it.

VERB + BUTTON

▪ wear

They all wore ~s saying ‘Stop the war’.

II.

verb

Button is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ blouse , ↑ button , ↑ coat , ↑ collar , ↑ fly , ↑ jacket , ↑ shirt

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .