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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings | |
| Related terms: | lepidopterous_insect pierid danaid sulphur_butterfly lycaenid ringlet nymphalid | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking | |
| Examples: | "butterflied shrimp" |
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| Related terms: | unfold cooking | |
| 3. | [ verb ] flutter like a butterfly | |
| Related terms: | flit | |
| 4. | [ verb ] talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | |
| Synonyms: | flirt coquet mash coquette romance philander dally chat_up | |
| Examples: | "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries" "My husband never flirts with other women" |
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| Related terms: | talk wanton vamp coquette wolf flirt | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (sport) a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down | |
| Synonyms: | butterfly_stroke | |
| Related terms: | swimming_stroke dolphin_kick | |
| Similar spelling: |
butterflower butterfat butterbur butterfish butterball butterfield butter_up butterbean Butterbaugh butter_bean |
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