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trig·ger
(trĭg′ər)n.
1.
a. The lever pressed by the finger to discharge a firearm.
b. A similar device used to release or activate a mechanism.
2. Something that precipitates a particular event or situation.
3. Electronics A pulse or circuit that initiates the action of another component.
tr.v. trig·gered, trig·ger·ing, trig·gers
1. To set off; initiate: remarks that triggered bitter debates; allergens that trigger asthma attacks.
2. To fire or explode (a weapon or an explosive charge).
[Dutch trekker, from Middle Dutch trecker, from trecken, to pull.]
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trigger
(ˈtrɪɡə)n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a small projecting lever that activates the firing mechanism of a firearm
2. (Mechanical Engineering) machinery a device that releases a spring-loaded mechanism or a similar arrangement
3. any event that sets a course of action in motion
vb (tr)
4. (usually foll by off) to give rise (to); set off
5. to fire or set in motion by or as by pulling a trigger
[C17 tricker, from Dutch trekker, from trekken to pull; see trek]
ˈtriggered adj
ˈtriggerless adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
trig•ger
(ˈtrɪg ər)n.
1. a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon.
2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring.
3. anything, as an act or event, that initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions.
v.t. 4. to initiate or precipitate (a reaction, process, or chain of events).
5. to fire or explode (a gun, missile, etc.) by pulling a trigger or releasing a triggering device.
v.i. 6. to release a trigger.
7. to become active; activate.
Idioms: quick on the trigger,
a. quick to act or respond; impetuous; volatile.
b. ready to act; sensitive; alert.
[1615–25; earlier tricker < Dutch trekker, derivative of trekk(en) to pull (compare trek)]
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trigger
Past participle: triggered
Gerund: triggering
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Noun | 1. | trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) hair trigger - a gun trigger that responds with little pressure lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
2. | trigger - a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" plutonium pit, plutonium trigger - a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives | |
3. | trigger - an act that sets in motion some course of events instigation, fomentation - deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) | |
Verb | 1. | trigger - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" |
2. | trigger - release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun" |
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trigger
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
trigger
nounSomething that incites especially a violent response:
1. To be the cause of:
bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir (up), touch off.
Idioms: bring to pass, give rise to.
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Translations
أداة القَدْح أو الأطلاق، مُطْلِقزِناد المُسَدَّسيَبدأ، يُطْلِق، يُشْعِل
spoušťspouštěčspustit
aftrækkerudløseudløser
gikkurkoma/hrinda af staîundirrót, upptök
duoti postūmįgaidukaspostūmis
cēlonisizraisītizšķirošais notikums u.tmlmēlīte
spúšťač
sprožilo
trigger
[ˈtrɪgəʳ]A. N [of gun] → gatillo m; [of bomb, machine] → disparador m
to pull the trigger → apretar el gatillo, disparar
to pull the trigger → apretar el gatillo, disparar
B. VT (also trigger off) [+ bomb] → hacer estallar; [+ fight, explosion] → provocar; [+ mechanism] → hacer funcionar, poner en movimiento; [+ chain of events] → desencadenar
C. CPD trigger finger N → índice m de la mano derecha (empleado para apretar el gatillo)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
trigger
[ˈtrɪgər] n
[bomb] → détonateur m
(= catalyst) to act as a trigger for sth → provoquer qch
modif [device, mechanism] → de déclenchement
vt
[+ bomb] → déclencher; [+ alarm] → déclencher
[+ war, recession, strike, demonstration, illness] → déclencher
to be trigger-happy → avoir la gâchette facile
trigger off
vt [+ war, recession, strike, demonstration, illness] → déclenchertrigger-happy trigger happy [ˌtrɪgərˈhæpi] adj [person] → à la gâchette facileto be trigger-happy → avoir la gâchette facile
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
trigger
n (of gun) → Abzug(shahn) m, → Drücker m (inf); (of bomb) → Zünder m; (of cine camera, machine) → Auslöser m; (Elec) → Trigger m; to pull the trigger → abdrücken; to be quick on the trigger → schnell abdrücken
trigger
:trigger finger
trigger grip
n → Pistolengriff m
trigger guard
n → Abzugsbügel m
trigger-happy
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
trigger
[ˈtrɪgəʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
trigger
(ˈtrigə) noun1. a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire. He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.
2. anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.
verb (often with off) to start (a series of events). The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
trig·ger
n. desencadenamiento; impulso o reacción que inicia otros eventos;
___ points → puntos de ___;
v. desencadenar, iniciar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
trigger
n gatillo; — finger dedo en gatillo; — point punto gatillo; vt provocarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.