push button

push·but·ton (p

n. also push button

A small button that activates an electric circuit when pushed.

adj. also push-but·ton (p

Equipped with or operated by a pushbutton.

push button

1. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) an electrical switch operated by pressing a button, which closes or opens a circuit

2. (modifier) push-button

a. operated by a push button a push-button radio

b. initiated as simply as by pressing a button push-button warfare

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Noun

push button - an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"

button, push

bell push - a button that is pushed to ring a bell

buzzer, doorbell, bell - a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

horn button - a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile

mouse button - a push button on the mouse

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 radio - a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons

reset button - a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism

electric switch, electrical switch, switch - control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

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automated
Bell
bell push
Button
buzzer
computer mouse
doorbell
electric switch
electrical switch
horn button
mouse button
night bell
panic button
push
push-button
push-button radio
pushbutton
radio receiver
radio set

This man from the West, cunning in woodcraft and plainscraft, with eyes and ears open, tense and suspicious, did not know that under the table, close to her foot, was the push button of an electric bell.

The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context

Push and Release
Push Application Server
push around
push around
push around
push around
push around
push around in
push aside
push aside
push aside
push at
push at an open door
push at an open door
push at an open door
push at an open door
push at an open door
push away
push away
push back
push back
push back
Push Back Now
Push ball
push bar
push bench
Push bike
Push bike
push broom
Push Broom Microwave Radiometer

push button

push button annunciator
Push Button Box
Push Button Controller
Push Button Normally Closed
Push Button Quick Release
Push Button, Receive Bacon
push buttons
push buttons
push buttons
push buttons
push buttons
push buttons
Push Channel Tire Pressure
push client
push development
push down
push down
Push Down List
push down on
Push Down to Open
push drill
Push e-mail
Push email
push enteroscope/enteroscopy
Push Enteroscopy
push fit
push fit
Push Flags
push for
push for