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Definition of Trigger
1. Noun. Lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun.
Group relationships: Gun
Specialized synonyms: Hair Trigger
Generic synonyms: Lever
2. Verb. Put in motion or move to act. "Actuate the circuits"
Causes: Come About, Fall Out, Go On, Hap, Happen, Occur, Pass, Pass Off, Take Place
Generic synonyms: Initiate, Pioneer
Derivative terms: Activation, Act, Actuation, Actuator, Spark, Trip, Tripper
3. Noun. A device that activates or releases or causes something to happen.
4. Verb. Release or pull the trigger on. "Trigger a gun"
5. Noun. An act that sets in motion some course of events.
Generic synonyms: Causation, Causing
Specialized synonyms: Fomentation, Instigation
Derivative terms: Induce, Induct, Initiate, Initiate
Definition of Trigger
1. n. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Definition of Trigger
1. Noun. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. ¹
2. Noun. A similar device used to activate any mechanism. ¹
3. Noun. An event that initiates others, or incites a response. ¹
4. Noun. (psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person. ¹
5. Noun. (electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component. ¹
6. Noun. (computing) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity. ¹
7. Noun. (context: online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command. ¹
8. Noun. (archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) to fire a weapon ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) to initiate something ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trigger
1. to actuate [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: actuate
Medical Definition of Trigger
1.
1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
2., the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trigger
Literary usage of Trigger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Managing Water for Drought: National Study of Water Management During Droughtby William J. Werick by William J. Werick (1997)
"trigger planning is a new approach to urban water management. MWRA's trigger
planning system is built from traditional data sources and models, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The hammer (A), trigger (i), and rebound lever {/) are pivoted on their respective
pins, which are fastened in the left side of the ..."
3. Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting by Peter Hawker (1859)
"trigger. Let the triggers of all your guns be made to go nearly alike ... The most
accurate way to regulate the pull of a trigger, as well as that of a cock ..."
4. Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting by Peter Hawker (1859)
"trigger. Let the triggers of all your guns be made to go nearly alike ... The most
accurate way to regulate the pull of a trigger, as well as that of a cock ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"Single-trigger Double Guns—Quite recently there has been a decided movement in
favour of double guns, with one trigger to actuate both locks. ..."
6. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors by William Oldnall Russell (1877)
"other manner," mean something analogous to drawing the trigger, which is the
proximate cause of the loaded arm going off. Upon an indictment on the 1 Viet. ..."
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