PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON

Meaning of PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON in English

become very scared, panic, freak If a dog growls at me, I press the panic button. I scream and run.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON — become very scared, panic If a dog growls at me, I press the panic button. I scream and run.
English Idioms vocabulary
PRESS — I. ˈpres noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English presse, prees, from Old French presse, from presser …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANIC — I. ˈpanik, -nēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English panik, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French panic Italian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANIC — (a.) A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension …
Английский словарь Webster
PRESS — press 1 — pressable , adj. /pres/ , v.t. 1. to act upon with steadily applied weight or force. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANIC — panic 1 — panicky , adj. /pan"ik/ , n., adj., v., panicked, panicking . n. 1. a sudden overwhelming fear, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANIC — I. ˈpa-nik adjective Etymology: French panique, from Greek panikos, literally, of Pan, from Pan Date: 1603 1. : of, relating …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRESS — noun specifically, a printing press. 2. press ·noun the act of pressing or thronging forward. 3. press ·v to embrace …
Webster English vocab
PANIC — adj by extension: a sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs. 2. panic ·noun a plant of the genus …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
PANIC — [pan.ic] adj [F panique, fr. Gk panikos, lit., of Pan, fr. Pan] (1603) 1: of, relating to, or resembling the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
PANIC — in economics, acute financial disturbance, such as widespread bank failures, feverish stock speculation followed by a market crash, or a …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUTTON — usually disklike piece of solid material having holes or a shank through which it is sewed to one side of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRESS — press, Press BrE AmE pres ▷ pressed prest ▷ presses ˈpres ɪz -əz ▷ pressing ˈpres ɪŋ ▶ ˈ press …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PANIC — panic BrE AmE ˈpæn ɪk ▷ panic|ked t ▷ panic|king ɪŋ ▷ panic|s s ▶ ˈ panic ˌ button BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRESS — / pres; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun NEWSPAPERS 1. (often the Press ) [ sing.+ sing./pl. v . …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PANIC — / ˈpænɪk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C , usually sing. ] 1. a sudden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUTTON — / ˈbʌtn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small round piece of metal, plastic, etc. that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESS — I. press 1 S2 W2 /pres/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ pressed , ↑ pressing , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PANIC — I. pan ‧ ic 1 S3 /ˈpænɪk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: panique 'caused …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUTTON — I. but ‧ ton 1 S2 /ˈbʌtn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRESS — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. apply steady force to (a thing in contact) (press a switch; pressed the two …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PANIC — n. & v. --n. 1 a sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm. b (attrib.) characterized or caused by panic (panic buying). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRESS — v. & n. v. 1 tr. apply steady force to (a thing in contact) (press a switch; pressed the two …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PANIC — n. & v. n. 1 a sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm. b (attrib.) characterized or caused by panic (panic buying). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRESS — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. apply steady force to (a thing in contact) (press a switch; pressed the …
Oxford English vocab
PANIC — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm. b (attrib.) characterized or caused by panic (panic …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
PRESS — ( presses, pressing, pressed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PANIC — ( panics, panicking, panicked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Panic is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUTTON — ( buttons, buttoning, buttoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Buttons are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PANIC — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sense of relief/panic/guilt etc ▪ We reached the medical centre with a sense …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUTTON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an alarm button ▪ He hit the alarm button under the desk. at/with the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRESS — (NEWSPAPERS) [noun] [U] - the press newspapers and magazines, and those parts of television and radio which broadcast news, or …
Cambridge English vocab
PANIC — n. In economics, a severe financial disturbance, such as widespread bank failures, feverish stock speculation followed by a market crash, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRESS — Synonyms and related words : AP, Associated Press, Fleet Street, Reuters, UPI, United Press International, accelerate, advice, adviser, advocate, annex, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PANIC — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blind , complete , mad ( esp. BrE ), pure , sheer , total , utter ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BUTTON — I. noun 1 for fastening clothes ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom , top ▪ The top ~ of his shirt was undone. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRESS — INDEX: 1. to push something firmly, especially with your fingers 2. to press something so that it becomes flatter or …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PANIC — I 1. сущ. 1) паника, переполох, тревога panic among the population ≈ паника среди населения to avert, prevent panic ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRESS — press.ogg _I 1. pres n _I 1. надавливание, нажатие; пожатие to give smth. a slight press - слегка надавить на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PANIC — panic.ogg _I ʹpænık n бот. бор развесистый ( Millium effusum ) _II 1. ʹpænık n 1. паника panic on the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BUTTON — 1) кнопка; клавиша 2) матем. палец; штифт 3) заглушка; тарелка ( клапана ) 4) щеколда ( двери или окна ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BUTTON — 1) кнопка; клавиша 2) матем. палец; штифт 3) заглушка; тарелка (клапана) 4) щеколда (двери или окна) 5) анодный вывод (ЭЛТ) 6) электрод (каротажного микрозонда) 7) навеска; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BUTTON — 1) кнопка; кнопочное устройство || кнопочный 2) строит. подкладка, прокладка 3) сферическая головка 4) рельеф, выступ 5) тарелка (клапана) 6) ядро сварной точки - ball button - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PANIC — I panic сущ.1) паника, переполох, тревога panic among the population — паника среди населения to avert, prevent panic — предотвращать, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRESS — _I 1. pres n I 1. надавливание, нажатие; пожатие to give smth. a slight press - слегка надавить на что-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PANIC — _I ʹpænık n бот. бор развесистый ( Millium effusum ) _II 1. ʹpænık n 1. паника panic on the Stock …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRESS — I 1. сущ. 1) а) надавливание, давление, сжатие Syn: pressure б) спорт. жим, толчок ( гири, штанги и т. д. …
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