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Found 1 definition: trigger.

Pos: Noun, Verb (transitive)

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun trigger has 3 senses

1. trigger(n = noun.artifact) gun trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun;
is a kind of lever
is a part of gun
has particulars: hair trigger
Derived form verb trigger₂

2. trigger(n = noun.artifact) - a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen;
is a kind of device
has particulars: plutonium pit, plutonium trigger

3. trigger(n = noun.act) induction, initiation - an act that sets in motion some course of events;
is a kind of causation, causing
has particulars: fomentation, instigation
Derived form verb trigger₁

Verb trigger has 2 senses

1. trigger(v = verb.creation) activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger off, trip - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
is one way to initiate, pioneer
Derived form noun trigger₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

2. trigger(v = verb.competition) - release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"
Derived form noun trigger₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

trigger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See Trick, n.].

1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [1913 Webster]

2. A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece. [1913 Webster]

Trigger fish (Zoöl.), a large plectognath fish (Balistes Carolinensis or Balistes capriscus) common on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called also leather jacket, and turbot.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

trigger, n. & v.
--n.
1 a movable device for releasing a spring or catch and so setting off a mechanism (esp. that of a gun).
2 an event, occurrence, etc., that sets off a chain reaction.
--v.tr.
1 (often foll. by off) set (an action or process) in motion; initiate, precipitate.
2 fire (a gun) by the use of a trigger.

Idiom:
quick on the trigger quick to respond. trigger fish any usu. tropical marine fish of the family Balistidae with a first dorsal fin-spine which can be depressed by pressing on the second. trigger-happy apt to shoot without or with slight provocation.

Derivative:
triggered adj.

Etymology:
17th-c. tricker f. Du. trekker f. trekken pull: cf. TREK

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Instrument

N instrument, machinery, mechanism, engineering, instrument, organ, tool, implement, utensil, machine, engine, lathe, gin, mill, air engine, caloric engine, heat engine, gear, tackle, tackling, rig, rigging, apparatus, appliances, plant, materiel, harness, trappings, fittings, accouterments, barde, equipment, equipmentage, appointments, furniture, upholstery, chattels, paraphernalia, mechanical powers, lever, leverage, mechanical advantage, crow, crowbar, handspike, gavelock, jemmy, jimmy, arm, limb, wing, oar, paddle, pulley, wheel and axle, wheelwork, clockwork, wheels within wheels, pinion, crank, winch, cam, pedal, capstan, wheel, inclined plane, wedge, screw, spring, mainspring, can hook, glut, heald, heddle, jenny, parbuckle, sprag, water wheel, handle, hilt, haft, shaft, heft, shank, blade, trigger, tiller, helm, treadle, key, turnscrew, screwdriver, knocker, hammer, edge tool, borer, vice, teeth, nail, rope, peg, support, spoon, arms, oar, cardiograph, recapper, snowplow, tenpenny, votograph, instrumental, mechanical, machinal, brachial.