butter down

verb

To butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person butters down · participle present buttering down · participle past buttered down · past buttered down

  1. informaltransitiveTo butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something).
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APA

butter down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20down

MLA

“butter down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butter down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20down.

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