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trigger

('tr/I/g/@/r )

noun (n)

lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
gun trigger

source: wordnet30
a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
an act that sets in motion some course of events(noun.act)

Synonym:
induction, initiation

source: wordnet30
A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

put in motion or move to act(verb.creation)

Example:
Trigger a reaction.

Synonym:
activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger off, trip

source: wordnet30
release or pull the trigger on(verb.competition)

Example:
Trigger a gun.

source: wordnet30

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