'Trigger' definitions:
Definition of 'trigger'
(from WordNet)
noun
Lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun [syn: gun trigger, trigger]
noun
A device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
noun
An act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: trigger, induction, initiation]
verb
Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off]
verb
Release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"
Definition of 'Trigger'
From: GCIDE
- Trigger \Trig"ger\, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See Trick, n.]
- 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mech.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Trigger fish (Zool.), a large plectognath fish ({Balistes Carolinensis} or Balistes capriscus) common on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called also leather jacket, and turbot. [1913 Webster]