All trigger synonyms
trigΒ·ger
T t verb trigger
- innerve β to supply with nervous energy; invigorate; animate.
- energize β Give vitality and enthusiasm to.
- get to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- innervate β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- instate β to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- got to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- invigorate β to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- in state β to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- cause β a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- bestirred β to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- goosed β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- fire β combustion
- commoving β Present participle of commove.
- gunning β a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- father β a male parent.
- activate β If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- intro β an introduction.
- effectuate β to bring about; effect.
- innervated β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- ask for it β to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- jazzed β music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- make waves β a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- goose β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- inspire β to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- kick off β the act of kicking; a blow or thrust with the foot or feet.
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- initiate β to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
- give birth to β an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
- give rise to β to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- get going β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- intensate β (transitive) To intensify.
- dynamize β Give power or energy to; make dynamic.
- barraging β Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- goad β a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- actuate β If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
- innervates β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- carry through β If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- motivate β to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- activize β to make active
- fire up β start ignition of
- call up β If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- let fly β to move through the air using wings.
- break ground β to do something that has not been done before
noun trigger
- knurl β a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- actuation β to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actuations β to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- knob β a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- activation β to make active; cause to function or act.
- doorknob β the handle or knob by which a door is opened or closed.
- incitation β to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.