button

/ˈbʌtən/ noun [C]

Definition

CLOTHING › a small, round object that you push through a hole to fasten clothing: to do up/undo your buttons

CONTROL › a switch that you press to control a piece of equipment: Press the play button to listen to your recording. → See also belly button

(Definition of button noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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