Panic Button (Noun)
Meaning
A button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency; "the circuit is operated by a panic button"; "when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The store clerk discreetly pressed the panic button under the counter when the suspicious customer approached.
- She installed a panic button in her apartment after being robbed the previous year.
- When the alarm sounded, the security guard immediately hit the panic button to alert the police.
- A nurse swiftly pressed the panic button to summon assistance when the patient's condition suddenly deteriorated.
- He was assigned to respond whenever someone pressed the panic button in the corporate high-rise building.