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chicken switch

chicken switch noun: an emergency switch or button used to abort a process in case of failure.

Noun

chicken switch (plural chicken switches)

  1. (informal) An emergency switch or button used to abort a process in case of failure.
    Synonyms:
    chicken button

Synonyms of chicken switch

Forms of chicken switch

pluralchicken switches

Origin of chicken switch

See chicken (“a coward”).

Questions about chicken switch

What does chicken switch mean?
Chicken switch means an emergency switch or button used to abort a process in case of failure.
What part of speech is chicken switch?
Chicken switch is a noun.
What is the plural of chicken switch?
The plural of chicken switch is chicken switches.

Words near chicken switch in the dictionary

  1. chicken soup
  2. chicken soups
  3. chicken spike
  4. chicken stakes
  5. chicken strips
  6. chicken switch
  7. chicken switches
  8. chicken tender
  9. chicken tenders
  10. chicken throne
  11. chicken thrones

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