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butter down

butter down verb: to butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something).

Verb

butter down (third-person singular simple present butters down, present participle buttering down, simple past and past participle buttered down)

  1. (informal, transitive) To butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something).

Forms of butter down

third-person singular presentbutters down
present participlebuttering down
past participlebuttered down
pastbuttered down

Questions about butter down

What does butter down mean?
Butter down means to butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something).
What part of speech is butter down?
Butter down is a verb.
What is the past tense of butter down?
The past tense of butter down is buttered down.

Words near butter down in the dictionary

  1. butter creams
  2. butter curler
  3. butter curlers
  4. butter dish
  5. butter dishes
  6. butter down
  7. butter face
  8. butter faces
  9. butter fat
  10. butter fats
  11. butter fingers

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