| panic button n. Slang A signal for a hasty emotional response to an emergency: Stay calm; there's no need to hit the panic button. |
panic button
n
1. a button or switch that operates any of various safety devices, for use in an emergency
hit or press the panic button Informal to react to a situation by demanding emergency action; become excited; panic
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| Noun | 1. |  panic button - a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency; "the circuit is operated by a panic button"; "when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button"push button, button, push - an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" |
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