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hits the button

hits the button is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the button.

Meaning of hit the button

Verb

hit the button (third-person singular simple present hits the button, present participle hitting the button, simple past and past participle hit the button)

  1. (informal) To be very satisfying; to be just the thing needed or desired in some particular situation.
    • The sure hit is "This Is Ska, the Skacid Mix"! Exactly what it sounds like, this tune hits the button, rocking all kind of people.1989, The Beat, volume 8, page 25
  2. (informal) To initiate a nuclear war (via a press of the proverbial nuclear button).

Questions about hits the button

What is hits the button the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits the button is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the button.

Words near hits the button in the dictionary

  1. hits the board
  2. hits the books
  3. hits the bottle
  4. hits the bricks
  5. hits the buffers
  6. hits the button
  7. hits the ceiling
  8. hits the deck
  9. hits the dirt
  10. hits the fan
  11. hits the floor

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