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verbrepush (third-person singular simple present repushes, present participle repushing, simple past and past participle repushed)
present singular third person repushes · participle present repushing · participle past repushed · past repushed
- transitiveTo push again.
It is not necessary to repush the start button, because the snap-action switch remains in the start position after pushing.
1969, Charles I. Hubert, Preventive Maintenance of Electrical Equipment, McGraw-Hill Book Company, page 3191 more example
If the instrument was accidentally activated, the careless user had those five seconds to repush the button to put things right.
2000, Garnett, Cliff, Sky Fire, Signet, page 53
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