"press button" meaning in English

See press button in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: press buttons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} press button (plural press buttons)
  1. Synonym of push-button Synonyms: push-button [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-press_button-en-noun-XQJfsBXm
  2. (slang, Australia, New Zealand) A Presbyterian. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, slang Synonyms: Pressie
    Sense id: en-press_button-en-noun-Z9QBFit7 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98

Inflected forms

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