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Definition button up in British English

button up phrasal verb

[intransitive/transitive] phrasal verb
Example

His jacket was buttoned up right to the neck.

2

to complete the final details of something

Example

Steve Jobs made sure everything was buttoned up before he passed away.

Definition button up in British English