Ma'anar ƙamus na "button up" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi. Ga wasu ma’anoni daban-daban:Don ɗaure ko amintaccen tufa ta hanyar latsawa sama; misali, "Ya maɓalli rigarsa don kada sanyi." alal misali, "Ta danna maballin tulun don kiyaye abubuwan da ke cikin sabo." alal misali, "Muna buƙatar maɓallai wannan yarjejeniya kafin ƙarshen mako." Don zama ko zama mai tsari sosai, a keɓe, ko mai ra'ayin mazan jiya a ɗabi'a, kamanni, ko hali; misali, "Shi mutum ne mai maɓalli sosai."