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push button

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push·but·ton  (pshbtn)
n. also push button
A small button that activates an electric circuit when pushed.
adj. also push-but·ton (pshbtn)
Equipped with or operated by a pushbutton.

push button
n
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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Noun1.push buttonpush 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"
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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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.
 
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