ALL meanings of trigger
trig·ger
T t - noun trigger firearm 1
- transitive verb trigger set in motion, provoke 1
- noun trigger mechanism control 1
- noun trigger provocation 1
- noun trigger a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon. 1
- noun trigger a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring. 1
- noun trigger anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions. 1
- noun trigger Slang. triggerman. 1
- verb with object trigger to initiate or precipitate (a chain of events, scientific reaction, psychological process, etc.): Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration. 1
- verb with object trigger to fire or explode (a gun, missile, etc.) by pulling a trigger or releasing a triggering device: He accidentally triggered his rifle. 1
- verb without object trigger to release a trigger. 1
- verb without object trigger to become active; activate. 1
- idioms trigger quick on the trigger, Informal. quick to act or respond; impetuous; alert. 1
- countable noun trigger The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it. 0
- countable noun trigger The trigger of a bomb is the device which causes it to explode. 0
- verb trigger To trigger a bomb or system means to cause it to work. 0
- verb trigger If something triggers an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist. 0
- verb trigger Trigger off means the same as trigger. 0
- countable noun trigger If something acts as a trigger for another thing such as an illness, event, or situation, the first thing causes the second thing to begin to happen or exist. 0
- noun trigger a small projecting lever that activates the firing mechanism of a firearm 0
- noun trigger a device that releases a spring-loaded mechanism or a similar arrangement 0
- noun trigger any event that sets a course of action in motion 0
- verb trigger to give rise (to); set off 0
- verb trigger to fire or set in motion by or as by pulling a trigger 0
- noun trigger a small lever or part which when pulled or pressed releases a catch, spring, etc. 0
- noun trigger in firearms, a small lever pressed back by the finger to activate the firing mechanism 0
- noun trigger an act, impulse, etc. that initiates an action, series of events, etc. 0
- verb transitive trigger to fire or activate by pulling or pressing a trigger 0
- verb transitive trigger to initiate (an action); set off 0