"hit the button" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hits the button [present, singular, third-person], hitting the button [participle, present], hit the button [participle, past], hit the button [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> the button}} hit the button (third-person singular simple present hits the button, present participle hitting the button, simple past and past participle hit the button)
  1. (informal) To be very satisfying; to hit the spot. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-hit_the_button-en-verb-9hqN~Hos
  2. (informal) To initiate a nuclear war. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-hit_the_button-en-verb-KtVS4Pe2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

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