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button

noun: a small, usually round piece of plastic, glass, metal, etc., that is sewn to a piece of clothing and is pushed through a loop or hole to fasten one part of the clothing to another part
noun: a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a fastener by passing it through a 'buttonhole' or loop
verb: to attach (a button) by passing it through a hole
verb: to furnish or decorate with 'buttons'
often + 'up'
synonyms: knob, bud

Even though they're both adults now, Rita's brother still 'knows how to push her buttons'. [=he is easily able to annoy or frustrate her]
Medical officials says there is no need to 'push the panic button' over two isolated cases of the disease.
With a fax machine, you can send a document across the country with the touch/push of a 'button'.

(..) There are pockets of Resistance all around the planet. We are at the brink. Do you wanna see a magic trick? Hold that up. Press the button. JOHN : Effective range of their main weapon is less than meters. They pack a lot of firepower, but the T-s are heavy and slow. They are a primitive design. (..)
2009 Terminator Salvation