English Explanatory Dictionary

trigger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
  2. A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
  3. An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
  4. Something that triggers an ASMR response.
  5. A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
  6. An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
  7. An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
  8. 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.
  9. A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
  10. An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
  11. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
  12. An argument whose semantic role determines the choice of a verbal affix, in certain Austronesian languages.
verb
  1. To fire (a weapon).
  2. To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result.
  3. To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person).
  4. To activate; to become active.
adj
  1. comparative form of trig: more trig

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɪɡəː/ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡəː] [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡəː] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trigger.wav /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡɹ̩] [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡɹ̩]

Word forms

trigger triggers tricker triggering triggered

Etymology

Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker (“pull”, noun, as in drawer-pull, bell-pull), from Dutch trekken (“to drag, draw, pull”).

Synonyms

activate detonate fire set off precipitate cause initiate push someone's buttons

Antonyms

glimmer

Related words

trek

Derived words

chemoreceptor trigger zone grim trigger hair trigger hair-trigger have one's finger on the trigger itchy trigger finger parent trigger pull the trigger Schmitt trigger triggered trigger finger trigger flower trigger guard trigger-happy triggerish trigger law triggerless triggerlike triggerman triggernometry triggerplant trigger point trigger pricing trigger warning triggerwoman trigger word triggery self-trigger

Translations

Czech: spoušť Czech: spouštěč Finnish: laukaisija Finnish: alkusysäys French: activateur German: Auslöser Greek: έναυσμα Icelandic: kveikja Indonesian: pemicu Italian: innesco Italian: detonatore Portuguese: gatilho Portuguese: estopim Russian: три́ггер Spanish: detonador Spanish: detonante Spanish: desencadenante
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