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long-press

long-press verb: to press and hold down (a button).

Verb

long-press (third-person singular simple present long-presses, present participle long-pressing, simple past and past participle long-pressed)

  1. To press and hold down (a button)

Forms of long-press

third-person singular presentlong-presses
present participlelong-pressing
past participlelong-pressed
pastlong-pressed

Questions about long-press

What does long-press mean?
Long-press means to press and hold down (a button).
What part of speech is long-press?
Long-press is a verb.
What is the past tense of long-press?
The past tense of long-press is long-pressed.

Words near long-press in the dictionary

  1. long-player
  2. long-playing
  3. long-plays
  4. long-podded cowpea
  5. long-podded cowpeas
  6. long-press
  7. long-pressed
  8. long-presses
  9. long-pressing
  10. long-primer
  11. long-range

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