butterfly has definitions from the fields of sport,zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
2
[ verb ] cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking

Examples

"butterflied shrimp"

Related terms

unfold cooking

3
[ verb ] flutter like a butterfly

Related terms

flit

4
[ verb ] talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Examples

"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries" "My husband never flirts with other women"

Related terms

talk wanton vamp coquette wolf flirt

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[ 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

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