let-gobutton

noun
UK /ˈlɛt ɡəʊ ˈbʌtən/
US /ˈlɛt ɡoʊ ˈbʌtən/

A button you press to let something go.

Press the let-gobutton to drop the ball.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A control that stops holding something in place.

The claw machine has a let-gobutton for the prize.

3. A button that sets something free.

She hit the let-gobutton and the bird flew away.

4. A switch that lets a thing fall or move.

The let-gobutton opened the gate.