buttonhole
noun
[ ˈbʌt(ə)nhəʊl ]
• a slit made in a garment to receive a button for fastening.
buttonhole
verb
• attract the attention of and detain (someone) in conversation, typically against their will.
• "reporters buttonhole officials coming out of the press secretary's office"
Similar:
accost,
speak to,
talk to,
call to,
shout to,
hail,
initiate a discussion with,
address,
approach,
waylay,
take aside,
detain,
stop,
halt,
grab,
catch,
confront,
importune,
solicit,
collar,
nobble,
• make buttonholes in (a garment).
