| VERB | creation | trigger, trip, actuate, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off | put in motion or move to act |
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| competition | trigger | release or pull the trigger on | |
| NOUN | artifact | trigger, gun trigger | lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun |
| artifact | trigger | a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen | |
| act | trigger, induction, initiation | an act that sets in motion some course of events |
| Sounds | trih'ger | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | agar ... younger: 63 rhymes with ger... | |
| Meaning | lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun. | |
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| Synonym | gun trigger | |
| Part of | gun | A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) |
| Narrower | hair trigger | A gun trigger that responds with little pressure |
| Broader | lever | A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
| Spanish | gatillo | |
| Catalan | gallet | |
| Verbs | trigger | release or pull the trigger on |
| Meaning | A device that activates or releases or causes something to happen. | |
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| Narrower | plutonium trigger, plutonium pit | A steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Meaning | An act that sets in motion some course of events. | |
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| Synonyms | induction, initiation | |
| Narrower | fomentation, instigation | Deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) |
| Broader | causing, causation | The act of causing something to happen / happen |
| Spanish | desencadenamiento, inducción, iniciación | |
| Catalan | desencadenament, inducció, iniciació | |
| Verbs | trigger | put in motion or move to act |
| Meaning | put in motion or move to act. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "trigger a reaction" | |
| Synonyms | trip, actuate, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off | |
| Cause to | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
| Broader | initiate, pioneer | Take the lead or initiative in |
| Spanish | accionar, activar, desencadenar, provocar | |
| Catalan | accionar, activar | |
| Nouns | trigger | an act that sets in motion some course of events |
| Meaning | Release or pull the trigger on. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Trigger a gun" | |
| Entails | fire, discharge | Cause to go off |
| Spanish | desencadenar | |
| Catalan | desencadenar | |
| Nouns | trigger | lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun |
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