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trigger

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Synonyms: frigger, twigger, rigger, thigger, prigger, trigged, tigger, crigger

Antonyms: frigger, twigger, rigger, thigger, prigger, trigged, tigger, crigger

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|firearms}} A [[finger]]-[[operated]] [[lever]] used to [[fire]] a [[gun]].
  2. A similar [[device]] used to [[activate]] any [[mechanism]].
  3. An [[event]] that [[initiate]]s others, or [[incite]]s a [[response]].
  4. A [[concept]] or [[image]] that [[upset]]s somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
  5. {{lb|en|psychology}} An [[event]], [[experience]] or other [[stimulus]] that initiates a [[traumatic]] memory or a strong reaction in a person.
  6. {{lb|en|music}} An [[electronic]] [[transducer]] allowing a [[drum]], [[cymbal]], etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
  7. {{lb|en|music}} A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a [[brass instrument]], allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
  8. {{lb|en|electronics}} A [[pulse]] in an [[electronic]] [[circuit]] that initiates some [[component]].
  9. {{lb|en|databases}} An [[SQL]] [[procedure]] that may be initiated when a [[record]] is [[inserted]], [[updated]] or [[deleted]]; typically used to maintain [[referential integrity]].
  10. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[catch]] to hold the [[wheel]] of a [[carriage]] on a [[declivity]].
  11. {{lb|en|grammar}} An [[argument]] whose [[semantic]] role determines the choice of a [[verbal]] [[affix]], in certain [[Austronesian]] languages.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fire]] (a [[weapon]]); to [[set off]] or [[trip]] (a mechanism or function of a device).
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cause]], to [[precipitate]], to [[bring about|bring]] (something) [[bring about|about]] in [[response]] or as a [[result]].
  3. {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To [[spark]] a [[response]], especially a [[negative]] [[emotional]] [[response]], in (a person).
  4. {{lb|en|intransitive|especially|electronics}} To [[activate]]; to become [[active]].

Adjective

  1. {{en-comparative of|trig}}

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