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butterflies

8 definitions • 7 examples
2
a person who is not responsible or serious, and who is likely to change activities easily or only be interested in pleasure:

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3
the small metal part put on the back of an earring (= a piece of jewellery worn in the ear) that keeps it in place
4
a way of swimming on your front by kicking with your legs while raising your arms together out of the water and then bringing them down in front of you
5
to make a long cut through the middle of a piece of food, usually meat, and open it up into a wide, flat shape:

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Use a sharp knife to butterfly the prawns.
Open up the butterflied chicken and spread a thin layer of pesto over it.
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(of a piece of food) cut along the middle and opened up into a wide, flat shape:

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7
shaped like a butterfly, or opening in a way similar to a butterfly's wings:

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On the desk was a stack of papers bound with a butterfly clip.
The butterfly doors make getting in and out of the car a breeze.

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