TRIGGER
\tɹˈɪɡə], \tɹˈɪɡə], \t_ɹ_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə]\
Definitions of TRIGGER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
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an act that sets in motion some course of events
By Princeton University
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put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
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an act that sets in motion some course of events
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
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A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
By Oddity Software
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A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
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A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
By Noah Webster.
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A lever which, when pulled by the finger, releases the hammer of a gun; a catch doing similar work, as on a trap or other device.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A catch which when pulled looses the hammer of a gun in firing: a catch to hold a wheel when driving on steep ground.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
