button up

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: but=ton up

THESAURUS

button up

bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, bolt, button, cap, carry to completion, choke, choke off, clam up, clap, clean up, climax, close, close out, close up, complete, conclude, constrict, contain, contract, cover, crown, culminate, dummy up, end, fasten, finalize, finish, finish off, finish up, fold, fold up, get done, get it over, get through, get through with, key, latch, lock, lock out, lock up, mop up, occlude, padlock, perfect, plumb, round out, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, shut, shut the door, shut up, slam, snap, squeeze shut, strangle, terminate, top off, top out, wind up, wrap up, zip up, zipper

ROGET THESAURUS

button up

Restraint

VB restrain, check, put under restraint, lay under restraint, enthral, enthrall, inthral, inthrall, bethral, bethrall, restrict, debar, constrain, coerce, curb, control, hold back, hold from, hold in, hold in check, hold within bounds, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep within bounds, hold in leash, hold in leading strings, withhold, keep under, repress, suppress, smother, pull in, rein in, hold, hold fast, keep a tight hand on, prohibit, inhibit, cohibit, enchain, fasten, fetter, shackle, entrammel, bridle, muzzle, hopple, gag, pinion, manacle, handcuff, tie one's hands, hobble, bind hand and foot, swathe, swaddle, pin down, tether, picket, tie down, tie up, secure, forge fetters, disable, hamstring (incapacitate), confine, shut up, shut in, clap up, lock up, box up, mew up, bottle up, cork up, seal up, button up, hem in, bolt in, wall in, rail in, impound, pen, coop, inclose, cage, incage, encage, close the door upon, cloister, imprison, immure, incarcerate, entomb, clap under hatches, lay under hatches, put in irons, put in a strait-waistcoat, throw into prison, cast into prison, put into bilboes, arrest, take up, take charge of, take into custody, take prisoner, take captive, make prisoner, make captive, captivate, lead captive, lead into captivity, send to prison, commit to prison, commit, give in charge, give in custody, subjugate.

Closure

VB close, occlude, plug, block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up, blockade, obstruct, bar, bolt, stop, seal, plumb, choke, throttle, ram down, dam, cram, trap, clinch, put to the door, shut the door.