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trigger


Definition: Meaning of, trigger in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtrɪɡə /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
trigger, trigger off triggered triggered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
triggering triggers
also trigger off [transitive]
  1. to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events
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  2. to make something such as a bomb or electrical system start to operate
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Singular Plural
trigger triggers
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  1. the part of a gun that you pull with your finger to fire it
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  2. be the trigger (point) (for something) to be the thing that quickly causes a serious problem
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trigger used in phrases

  • gun trigger (noun)
    1. lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
  • hair trigger (noun)
    1. a TRIGGER 1 on a gun that needs very little pressure to fire the gun
  • hair-trigger (adjective)
    1. easily made angry
  • plutonium trigger (noun)
    1. a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
  • trigger man (noun)
    1. a person who shoots another person, especially when they do this for someone else
  • trigger off (verb)
    1. put in motion or move to act
  • trigger-happy (adjective)
    1. someone who is trigger-happy is much too willing to use weapons, especially guns
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Pronunciation: ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt
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