English noun: trigger | |||
1. | trigger (artifact) lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun | ||
Synonyms | gun trigger | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lever | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hair trigger | ||
Part meronym | gun | ||
2. | trigger (artifact) a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen | ||
Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | plutonium pit, plutonium trigger | ||
3. | trigger (act) an act that sets in motion some course of events | ||
Synonyms | induction, initiation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | causation, causing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fomentation, instigation | ||
English verb: trigger | |||
1. | trigger (creation) put in motion or move to act | ||
Samples | Trigger a reaction. Actuate the circuits. | ||
Synonyms | activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger off, trip | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | initiate, pioneer | ||
Cause | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
2. | trigger (competition) release or pull the trigger on | ||
Samples | Trigger a gun. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Entail | discharge, fire | ||