Meanings
nounpush button (plural push buttons)
plural push buttons
- alternativeAlternative form of push-button.
Interestingly, while you can open the doors from the outside push button, you can't close them from the outside. No big deal - merely an observation. There is a push button inside to close them.
2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 51
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan electrical switch operated by pressing
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
push button. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20button
MLA
“push button.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20button. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “push button,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20button.
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