Button up and Start

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Button up verb - Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent.

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Start is an antonym for button up in topics: complete, carry out, outdo a performance.

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Button up is an antonym for start.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

For example, in episode 30, five players have a chance to buy the runners a 60-second head start by calling out a number of seconds and hitting a button up to but not 1 second over their bet.

Source: Series / Run For Money Tousouchuu

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Start and Button up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/button_up/start

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