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verb ADV. generously, thickly | lightly lightly buttered toast, noun ADJ. fresh | rancid | melted Brush the pastry with a little melted butter. | clarified | salted, unsalted | brandy, cocoa, garlic, herb, peanut QUANT. knob, pat, slab He put a large knob of butter on the potatoes. VERB + BUTTER put on, spread (sth with) Put some butter on the crackers, please. He spread butter on the roll. | heat, melt, soften | beat (in), cream, mix, rub in Cream the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy. Rub the butter into the flour. | make BUTTER + VERB spread This butter doesn't spread very well. | melt The butter melted in the heat. BUTTER + NOUN sauce | dish, knife PREP. in ~ courgettes sauteed in butter PHRASES bread and butterFOOD
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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butter
adjectives
salted/unsalted
(= with or without salt in it )
• Unsalted butter is better for baking. • Most butter is slightly salted.
melted butter
(= heated until it is liquid )
• Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.
phrases
a pat of butter
(= a small flat piece )
• Breakfast was a small roll and a pat of butter.
a knob of butter
(= a small round piece )
• Add a knob of butter to the meat juices in the pan.
a lump of butter
• He served himself a big lump of butter.
verbs
spread butter on something
• Lee was spreading butter on his toast.
spread something with butter
• Spread the warm crumpets with butter.
melt butter
• Melt the butter and mix it with the other ingredients.
soften butter
• First soften the butter in a warm place.
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butter sb up
[ M ] informal
to be very kind or friendly to someone or try to please them, so that they will do what you want them to do
• You'll have to butter them up a bit before they'll agree.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs