PRESS / PUSH THE PANIC BUTTON

Meaning of PRESS / PUSH THE PANIC BUTTON in English

( BrE ) to react in a sudden or extreme way to sth unexpected that has frightened you

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PUSH — I. ˈpu̇sh verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English posshen, pusshen, from Old French polser, poulser to push, beat, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESS — I. ˈpres noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English presse, prees, from Old French presse, from presser …
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PANIC — I. ˈpanik, -nēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English panik, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French panic Italian …
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PANIC — (a.) A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension …
Английский словарь Webster
PUSH — /poosh/ , v.t. 1. to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESS — press 1 — pressable , adj. /pres/ , v.t. 1. to act upon with steadily applied weight or force. 2. …
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PANIC — panic 1 — panicky , adj. /pan"ik/ , n., adj., v., panicked, panicking . n. 1. a sudden overwhelming fear, …
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PUSH — I. ˈpu̇sh verb Etymology: Middle English possen, pusshen, probably from Old French pousser to exert pressure, from Latin pulsare, frequentative …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PANIC — I. ˈpa-nik adjective Etymology: French panique, from Greek panikos, literally, of Pan, from Pan Date: 1603 1. : of, relating …
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PUSH — noun a pustule; a pimple. 2. push ·vi to burst pot, as a bud or shoot. 3. push ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
PRESS — noun specifically, a printing press. 2. press ·noun the act of pressing or thronging forward. 3. press ·v to embrace …
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PANIC — adj by extension: a sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs. 2. panic ·noun a plant of the genus …
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PUSH — [push] vb [ME pusshen, fr. MF poulser to beat, push, fr. OF, fr. L pulsare, freq. of pellere to drive, …
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PANIC — [pan.ic] adj [F panique, fr. Gk panikos, lit., of Pan, fr. Pan] (1603) 1: of, relating to, or resembling the …
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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
PUSH — / pʊʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb USING HANDS / ARMS / BODY 1. [often + adv. / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESS — / pres; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun NEWSPAPERS 1. (often the Press ) [ sing.+ sing./pl. v . …
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PANIC — / ˈpænɪk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C , usually sing. ] 1. a sudden …
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BUTTON — / ˈbʌtn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small round piece of metal, plastic, etc. that is …
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PUSH — I. push 1 S1 W2 /pʊʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ push , ↑ pusher , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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 …
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BUTTON — I. but ‧ ton 1 S2 /ˈbʌtn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUSH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. exert a force on (a thing) to move it away from oneself or from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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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PUSH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. exert a force on (a thing) to move it away from oneself or from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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). …
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PUSH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. exert a force on (a thing) to move it away from oneself or from …
Oxford English vocab
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 …
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PUSH — ( pushes, pushing, pushed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESS — ( presses, pressing, pressed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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PANIC — ( panics, panicking, panicked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Panic is …
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BUTTON — ( buttons, buttoning, buttoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Buttons are …
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PUSH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fuel inflation/push up inflation (= make inflation worse ) ▪ The increase in food …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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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
PUSH — (PERSUADE FORCEFULLY) [verb] [T] - forcefully to persuade or direct (someone to do or achieve something)She said that she thought …
Cambridge English vocab
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
PUSH — INDEX: 1. to push something or someone 2. to push something that has wheels or rolls easily 3. to push …
Longman Activator English vocab
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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PUSH — n. 25B6; verb she tried to push him away : SHOVE, thrust, propel; send, drive, force, prod, poke, nudge, elbow, …
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PUSH — v. 1 thrust, shove, drive, move, set in motion, get moving, propel; press Push the boat away from the pier …
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PANIC — I 1. сущ. 1) паника, переполох, тревога panic among the population ≈ паника среди населения to avert, prevent panic ≈ …
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