at the push of a button

  • 21push — push1 [ puʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something away ▸ 2 press button on machine ▸ 3 move through group ▸ 4 encourage/force someone ▸ 5 try to sell something ▸ 6 make something reach level ▸ 7 sell illegal drugs ▸ 8 make impatient/annoyed ▸ 9… …

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  • 22button — I UK [ˈbʌt(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms button : singular button plural buttons ** 1) a small object that you press to make a machine start working or perform a particular action Just press this button to start the computer. Press the… …

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  • 23push — v. & n. v. 1 tr. exert a force on (a thing) to move it away from oneself or from the origin of the force. 2 tr. cause to move in this direction. 3 intr. exert such a force (do not push against the door). 4 intr. & tr. a thrust forward or upward.… …

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  • 24push-button — adjective (only before noun) 1 operated by pressing a button with your finger: The old car had a push button starter. 2 using computers or electronic equipment rather than traditional methods: push button warfare | the push button piloting of a… …

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  • 25Button, Button (The Twilight Zone) — Infobox Television episode Title = Button, Button Series = The Twilight Zone Caption = Scene from Button,Button Season = 1 Episode = 20, Segment 2 Airdate = March 7, 1986 Production = Writer = Richard Matheson Director = Peter Medak Guests =… …

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  • 26Button (computing) — For the buttons used to identify a program used to build a web site, see Web button. For keyboard buttons, see Keyboard (computing). Different types of buttons in GTK+. In computing, a button (sometimes known as a command button or push button)… …

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  • 27The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film) — Infobox Film name = The Curious Case of Benjamin Button image size = caption = director = David Fincher producer = Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Ceán Chaffin writer = Eric Roth starring = Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett music = Alexandre Desplat… …

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  • 28push — I UK [pʊʃ] / US verb Word forms push : present tense I/you/we/they push he/she/it pushes present participle pushing past tense pushed past participle pushed *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move someone or something away from you, or from… …

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  • 29push — ▪ I. push push 1 [pʊʆ] verb [transitive] 1. to work hard to persuade people to buy more of a product, for example by advertising it a lot: • Our sales staff will be pushing the new model hard. • IBM will use its huge sales force to push this… …

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  • 30push*/*/*/ — [pʊʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] to move someone or something away from you using your hands Ant: pull Push as hard as you can.[/ex] She gently pushed him away.[/ex] I pushed open the door.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to press a button on a machine To turn on the… …

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