buttonholedverb1To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.SynonymsaccostwaylayTranslate “buttonholed” to another languageClick any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.SpanishEspañolFrenchFrançaisGermanDeutschChinese中文Japanese日本語Korean한국어ArabicالعربيةHindiहिन्दीPortuguesePortuguêsRussianРусскийItalianItalianoDutchNederlandsTurkishTürkçePolishPolskiVietnameseTiếng ViệtThaiไทยIndonesianBahasa IndonesiaBengaliবাংলাSwedishSvenskaGreekΕλληνικάShow all 252 languages