butter down in English

Forms: butters down [present, singular, third-person], buttering down [participle, present], buttered down [participle, past], buttered down [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} butter down (third-person singular simple present butters down, present participle buttering down, simple past and past participle buttered down)

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, informal) To butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something)."
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      "form": "butters down",
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    {
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"butter down" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms