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trigger en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹɪɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡɹ̩] (General-American)
  • [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡɹ̩] (General-American)

Etymology

Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker (“pull”, noun, as in drawer-pull, bell-pull), from Dutch trekken (“to drag, draw, pull”).

Meanings

  1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of trig: more trig
    form of trig

trigger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹɪɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡɹ̩] (General-American)
  • [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡɹ̩] (General-American)

Etymology

Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker (“pull”, noun, as in drawer-pull, bell-pull), from Dutch trekken (“to drag, draw, pull”).

Meanings

  1. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
    • Just pull the trigger.
    • [W]e pull'd aſide the Tricker, and obſerv'd, that according to our expectation the force of the Spring of the Lock vvas not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of the Air. 1659 December 30 (date written), Robert Boyle, “[Experiment 14]”, in New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching the Spring of the Air, and Its Effects […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] H[enry] Hall, printer to the University, for Tho[mas] Robinson, published 1660, →OCLC, page 89:
  2. A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
  3. An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
    • Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.
  4. An event that initiates others, or incites a response. ▸ Something that triggers an ASMR response.
  5. A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
    • I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers.
    • emotional trigger
  6. An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
  7. An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
  8. A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
  9. A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
  10. An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
  11. (archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
  12. An argument whose semantic role determines the choice of a verbal affix, in certain Austronesian languages.

Forms

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tricker alternative lexicographic
triggers Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

glimmer

Deriveds

untrigger · triggerish · chemoreceptor trigger zone · trigger warning · trigger finger · have one's finger on the trigger · triggerwoman · pull the trigger · Schmitt trigger · triggerplant · trigger law · mistrigger · grim trigger · triggered · trigger point · hair-trigger · parent trigger · triggernometry · pretrigger · hair trigger · trigger pricing · itchy trigger finger · trigger-happy · triggery · triggerlike · triggerfish · trigger word · triggerman · trigger flower · trigger guard · triggerless · phototrigger

Descendants

trigger · Trigger · trigger

Relateds

trek

Translations (157)

sl sprožilec (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · gl can (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · as খিলিকি (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru три́ггер (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pt gatilho (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · eo baskulo (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · fi alkusysäys (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · uk спускови́й гачо́к (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fi laukaisin (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · ga truicear (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · pdt Aufdrekja (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · tr tetik (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · as ফৰিঙা (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · is gikkur (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pl cyngiel (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · nb utløser (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · tl kulbitan (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · my လက်လှုပ် (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pl wyzwalacz (SQL procedure) · izh kurokka (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ar زِنَاد (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ga truicear (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · uk гаше́тка (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · tl gatilyo (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · cmn 觸發器 /触发器 (SQL procedure) · nl trigger (online gaming: text string that causes the player to execute a certain command) · be саба́чка (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · es perrillo (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · nn utløysar (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · mi keu (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · ru спуск (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fi triggeri (online gaming: text string that causes the player to execute a certain command) · sk spúšťač (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · mi keu (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · es disparadero (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ja 鉷 (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fi triggeri (SQL procedure) · af sneller (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fi laukaisin (music: electronic transducer allowing a percussion instrument to control an electronic device) · as কজক (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · atv тек (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru спуск (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · da udløser (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · it grilletto (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · nl trigger (psychology: stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action) · fr gâchette (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fi laukaisija (event that initiates others) · fi heräte (pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component) · ru соба́чка (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · hu ravasz (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · be куро́к (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · bo སྐམ་པ (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · id pelatuk (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fa ماشه (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fi laukaisija (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · mn гох (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · sq këmbëz (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · sk spúšť (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · id pemicu (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · mk чкрапало (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru три́ггер (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · cmn 扳機 /扳机 (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fo stillipinnur (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · es desencadenante (pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component) · pl spust (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · ko 트리거 (SQL procedure) · uk три́гер (SQL procedure) · cs spouštěč (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · bg пусково устройство (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · uk соба́чка (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru три́ггер (psychology: stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action) · ka სასხლეტი (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru куро́к (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru три́ггер (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · fi laukaisija (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · pt gatilho (psychology: stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action) · de Auslöser (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · fi automaattisesti käynnistyvä proseduuri (SQL procedure) · he הֶדֶק (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · uk ци́нгель (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · alt тӱжӱ (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · be спускавы́ кручо́к (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · kk шүріппе (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · cs spoušť (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · lv mēlīte (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ro trăgaci (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · uk куро́к (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · de Auslöser (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · el σκανδάλη (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pl spust (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · it detonatore (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · cs spoušť (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · pt trigger (online gaming: text string that causes the player to execute a certain command) · ca gallet (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · it innesco (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · bg спу́сък (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · alt собачка (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru и́мпульс (psychology: stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action) · el έναυσμα (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · nl trekker (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · da aftrækker (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fi laukaisija (psychology: stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action) · atv кӱрок (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · th ไกปืน (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fr activateur (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · be цы́нгель (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru спусково́й крючо́к (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · sq ngalës (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pt trigger (SQL procedure) · atv чактырма (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · sv avtryckare (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · be гашэ́тка (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · gd snap (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru побужде́ние (psychology: stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action) · tl kaltisan (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru гаше́тка (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ms picu (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · it impulso (pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component) · it levetta (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · vi cò (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ru три́ггер (SQL procedure) · alt чактырма (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pt gatilho (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · mi kātipuhi (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · atv мажык (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ja トリガ (SQL procedure) · fi liipaisin (music: device that manually lengthens the slide or tubing of a brass instrument) · nb utløyser (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · as লপলপী (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pt gatilho (pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component) · fi liipaisin (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · es disparador (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · km កៃ (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · mn ᠭᠣᠬ᠎ᠠ (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ko 방아쇠 (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · is kveikja (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · pt gatilho (concept or image that sparks a negative emotional response) · tr [4, 5] tetikleme (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · es gatillo (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pt estopim (event that initiates others) · ru три́ггер (concept or image that sparks a negative emotional response) · fr détente (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · de Abzug (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · el σκανδάλη (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · ru три́ггер (event that initiates others) · eo baskulo (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pl wyzwalacz (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · ja 引き金 (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · th ไก (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fr actionneur (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · cs spoušť (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · ba тәте (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · da udløser (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · fo avtrekkjari (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun) · pt gatilho (similar device used to activate any mechanism) · es desencadenante (event that initiates others, or incites a response) · ota تتك (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)

trigger en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹɪɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪɡɹ̩] (General-American)
  • [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡɚ] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪɡɹ̩] (General-American)

Etymology

Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker (“pull”, noun, as in drawer-pull, bell-pull), from Dutch trekken (“to drag, draw, pull”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To fire (a weapon); to set off or trip (a mechanism or function of a device).
    • A U235 bomb would therefore need to incorporate a gun weighing ten tons. Then there was the question of initiating or triggering the bomb. 2011, Jim Baggott, The First War of Physics, Pegasus Books, →ISBN:
  2. (transitive) To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result.
    • The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers.
    • The accident followed torrential early morning rain that triggered widespread flooding across Scotland's tracks, including south of Carmont. 2020 August 26, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Three die in ScotRail landslip derailment at Carmont”, in Rail, page 6:
    • A 35-year-old woman’s flutter was triggered by increasing the depth of breathing and by (electrical) stimulation of the diaphragm. 2017, Michael Chiou, BA; María Victoria Herrero; John R. Bach, MD; Jeffrey L. Cole, MD; and Enrique Luis Gonzales, AAS, CRT, RRT, “Treatment of Idiopathic Diaphragm Flutter”, in CHEST^(https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(17)30175-7/pdf):
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person).
    • People get triggered simply by seeing a Trump. 2019, Donald Trump Jr., Triggered, Center Street, →ISBN:
    • This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.
    • I encountered a forum user who didn't agree with me, so I wrote some comments with my political slogans to trigger that clueless kiddo. 2020 January 25, Ernesto Londoño, Letícia Casado, “Glenn Greenwald in Bolsonaro’s Brazil”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2020:
  4. (especially, intransitive) To activate; to become active.
    • Sodium nitrite (750 ppm) was added after the alarm triggered at three hours, and corrosion did not occur for over eight hours. 1997, Mill Operators' Conference, page 182:

Forms

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triggered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
triggered Tense=Past lexicographic
triggers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
triggering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

retrigger · untrigger · triggerer · mistrigger · self-trigger · triggerable · phototrigger

Descendants

triggern · triggeren

Synonyms

detonate · fire · activate · initiate · set off · precipitate · set off · cause · trip · push someone's buttons · activate

Translations (76)

nb avfyre (to fire a weapon) · hu érvénybe léptet ((intransitive, especially electronics) to activate; to become active) · pl powodować (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · ta தூண்டிவிடு (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · es gatillar (to fire a weapon) · bg започвам (to initiate something) · nl ontketenen (to initiate something) · pl wyzwalać (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · de triggern ((intransitive, especially electronics) to activate; to become active) · et päästikustama (to initiate something) · es desencadenar (to initiate something) · gl apertar o gatillo (to fire a weapon) · pt atirar (to fire a weapon) · eo ekigi (to initiate something) · hu felzaklat (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · nl vuren (to fire a weapon) · de triggern (to initiate something) · it premere il grilletto (to fire a weapon) · hu előidéz (to initiate something) · ta உசுப்பேற்று (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · hu kiborít (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · cs spustit (to initiate something) · bg натискам спусъка (to fire a weapon) · gl alterar (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · fr être évocateur ; déchaîner (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · gl disparar (to fire a weapon) · it innescare (to initiate something) · ca desencadenar (to initiate something) · es repatear (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · it attivare ((intransitive, especially electronics) to activate; to become active) · ta தூண்டு (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · pt desencadear (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · nl initiëren (to initiate something) · ko 유발(誘發)하다 (to initiate something) · is koma af stað (to initiate something) · ka სროლა (to fire a weapon) · es desencadenar (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · es alterar (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · it accendere la miccia (to initiate something) · hu aktivál ((intransitive, especially electronics) to activate; to become active) · ka გასროლა (to fire a weapon) · it provocare (to initiate something) · ko 촉발(觸發)시키다 (to initiate something) · pl pociągać za spust (to fire a weapon) · it attivare (to initiate something) · fi laukaista (to fire a weapon) · bg тригерирам ((intransitive, especially electronics) to activate; to become active) · pt desencadear (to initiate something) · el πυροδοτώ (to fire a weapon) · de auslösen (to initiate something) · it scatenare (to initiate something) · pt ativar (to initiate something) · es chejear (to fire a weapon) · pl wywoływać (to initiate something) · nl afvuren (to fire a weapon) · el πυροδοτώ (to initiate something) · fr déclencher (to initiate something) · pt dar gatilho (to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)) · ko 발사(發射)하다 (to fire a weapon) · hu élesít ((intransitive, especially electronics) to activate; to become active) · pl powodować (to initiate something) · gl desencadear (to initiate something) · is hrinda af stað (to initiate something) · nl activeren (to initiate something) · sk spustiť (to initiate something) · bg инициирам (to initiate something) · ko 일으키다 (to initiate something) · hu kelt (to initiate something) · hu elsüt (to fire a weapon) · pt apertar o gatilho (to fire a weapon) · tr ateşlemek (to fire a weapon) · pt ativar ((intransitive, especially electronics) to activate; to become active) · ko 쏘다 (to fire a weapon) · fi käynnistää (to initiate something) · ko 발포(發砲)하다 (to fire a weapon) · hu kivált (to initiate something)