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hitting the button

hitting the button is the present participle and gerund 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 hitting the button

What is hitting the button the present participle and gerund of?
Hitting the button is the present participle and gerund of hit the button.

Words near hitting the button in the dictionary

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

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