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Definitions for Trigger

[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 serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions.
[4] Slang . triggerman.
[5] to initiate or precipitate (a chain of events, scientific reaction, psychological process, etc.): Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration.
[6] to fire or explode (a gun, missile, etc.) by pulling a trigger or releasing a triggering device: He accidentally triggered his rifle.
[7] to release a trigger.
[8] to become active; activate.
[9] quick on the trigger , Informal . quick to act or respond; impetuous; alert.
[10] a small projecting lever that activates the firing mechanism of a firearm
[11] machinery a device that releases a spring-loaded mechanism or a similar arrangement
[12] any event that sets a course of action in motion
[13] (usually foll by off) to give rise (to); set off
[14] to fire or set in motion by or as by pulling a trigger

Words related to Trigger

prompt, start, produce, spark, provoke, cause, generate, elicit, activate

Words nearby Trigger

trigeminal rhizotomy, trigeminal rhythm, trigeminus, trigeminy, trigeneration, trigger, trigger area, trigger finger, trigger happy, trigger mechanism, trigger plant

Origin of Trigger

1615–25; earlier tricker < Dutch trekker, equivalent to trekk(en ) to pull + -er -er1

Other words from Trigger

un·trig·gered , adjective

Word origin for Trigger

C17 tricker , from Dutch trekker , from trekken to pull; see trek

Synonyms for Trigger

bring about, cause, generate, produce, prompt, provoke, set off, spark, start, activate, elicit, give rise to, set in motion