buttonhole
English Thesaurus
1. a hole through which buttons are pushed (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | hole, |
| definition | : | an opening deliberately made in or through something (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | garment, |
| definition | : | an article of clothing (noun.artifact) |
2. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | beg, solicit, tap, |
| definition | : | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | lobbyist, |
| definition | : | someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | lobbyist, |
| definition | : | someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer (noun.person) |
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