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trigger Definition

• (n) lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
• (n) a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
• (n) an act that sets in motion some course of events
• (v) put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
• (v) release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"

trigger Synonyms

• activate
• actuate
• gun trigger
• induction
• initiation
• set off
• spark
• spark off
• touch off
• trigger
• trigger off
• trip