1. accordion - Noun
2. accordion - Verb
A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds.
Source: Webster's dictionaryGoing to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
[W]hen the coyote falls, he gets up and brushes himself off; it's preservation of dignity. He's humiliated, and it worries him when he ends up looking like an accordion. A coyote isn't much, but it's better than being an accordion. Chuck Jones
I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion. Lawrence Welk
He wanted to play accordion on something of mine and I said you can play accordion, but I want you to play piano and organ on some stuff. He came over a couple times a week for two weeks and gave me therapy as to whether I should do The Thorns or not. Matthew Sweet
I've found that music allows years to fold like an accordion over each other, so I guess you don't feel the passage of time as much. Amy Grant
No, but a cello is the perfect string bass for an accordion. Works with it beautifully. Elizabeth Moon