butter up Listen English definition verb flatter with the intention of getting something Source: WordNet 3.0 Synonyms of butter up Synonyms brown-nose All synonyms of “butter up” by meaning Visual thesaurus More about “butter up” Words that rhyme with butter up How to pronounce butter up (IPA) Syllables in butter up Origin of butter up Similar-sounding words bitter pea butterfly better off bedrop betrap bedwarf bathrobe beetrave booby trap Nearby words butte butter butter bean butter churn butter cookie butter daisy butter dish butter knife butter up butter-and-eggs butter-bean plant butter-flower butter-print butterball butterbean butterbird butterbump All words starting with B