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butterfly

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butterfly in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
    butterfly  butterfly stroke 
  2. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
    butterfly 
verb
  1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
    "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
    chat up  flirt  dally  butterfly  coquet  coquette  romance  philander  mash 
  2. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
    "butterflied shrimp"
    butterfly 
  3. flutter like a butterfly
    butterfly 
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