push-button

1 of 2

adjective

push-but·​ton ˈpu̇sh-ˌbə-tᵊn 

1

: operated or done by means of push buttons

a push-button phone

2

: using or dependent on complex and more or less self-operating mechanisms that are put in operation by a simple act comparable to pushing a button

push-button warfare

push button

2 of 2

noun

: a small button or knob that when pushed operates something especially by closing an electric circuit

Examples of push-button in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Attacks like this are commonplace in today’s digital world, where efficiency-seeking employees can spin up new SaaS applications with push-button ease. —Ofer Klein, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

There’s a push-button option to tilt the umbrella and hand-crank for popping the umbrella up and down. —Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Noun

Our expert reviewer found that the on-ear push button controls were simple to use and enjoyed the option to customize long presses from ANC-transparency mode toggling (the default setting) to summoning voice assistants or volume control. —Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025

Lewis, the mechanical engineer, explains that having good force control enables Baxter to do things like pick up parts or push buttons without needing a degree of position control that would have required more expensive components. —Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2012

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

circa 1874, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for push-button

• unbutton
• button
• clutton
• glutton
• mutton
• witan

Kids Definition

push-button

1 of 2 adjective

1

: operated or done by means of push buttons

a push-button phone

2

: using or dependent on complicated automatic machines

push-button warfare

a push-button civilization

push button

2 of 2 noun

: a small button or knob that when pushed operates something especially by closing an electric circuit