"hold by the button" meaning in All languages combined

See hold by the button on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: holds by the button [present, singular, third-person], holding by the button [participle, present], held by the button [participle, past], held by the button [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> by the button}} hold by the button (third-person singular simple present holds by the button, present participle holding by the button, simple past and past participle held by the button)
  1. (archaic, idiomatic, transitive) To detain in conversation to the point of weariness; to bore; to buttonhole. Tags: archaic, idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-hold_by_the_button-en-verb-5JNhnQ6x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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