Definitions for Trigger
ˈtrɪg ərtrig·ger

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gun trigger, triggernoun

   lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

2. triggernoun

   a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

3. trigger, induction, initiationverb

   an act that sets in motion some course of events

4. trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch offverb

   put in motion or move to act

   "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

5. triggerverb

   release or pull the trigger on

   "Trigger a gun"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. triggernoun

   A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

   Just pull the trigger.

2. triggernoun

   A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

3. triggernoun

   An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

4. triggernoun

   An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.

5. triggernoun

   A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.

6. triggernoun

   An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.

7. triggernoun

   A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.

8. triggernoun

   A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

9. triggerverb

   to fire a weapon

10. triggerverb

    to initiate something

11. Etymology: Originally tricker, from trekker, from trekken.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Triggernoun

   Etymology: derived by Franciscus Junius from trigue, Fr. from intricare, Lat.

   1. A catch to hold the wheel on steep ground.2. The catch that being pulled looses the cock of the gun.

   The pulling the trigger of the gun with which the murder is committed, has no natural connection with those ideas that make up the complex one, murder. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trigger

   A trigger is an act, event, or circumstance that causes an action to occur, initiates a process, or stimulates a reaction. It can be both intentional as in a planned catalyst or unintentional like an unexpected incident causing an emotional response. In different contexts, such as in firearms, computing, psychology, etc., it may have specific connotations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Triggernoun

   a catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity

2. Triggernoun

   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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trigger

   Trigger was a 15.3 hands palomino horse, made famous in American Western films with his owner/rider, cowboy star Roy Rogers.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trigger

   trig′ėr, n. a catch which when pulled looses the hammer of a gun in firing: a catch to hold a wheel when driving on steep ground. [Dut. trekker—trekken, to pull.]

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trigger

   Trigger, a San Francisco, CA-based company that has just launched its cross-platform mobile development framework targeted at web developers who want to be able to create native mobile apps.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trigger

   In ship-building, is the letting fall the paul of the cradle by which the dog-shore falls flush, and offers no further obstruction to the ship gliding down the ways into her absurdly termed "native element." Also, a small catch under the lock of fire-arms, by drawing which back, when the piece is cocked, it is discharged.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trigger

   A steel catch, which being pulled disengages the cock of a gunlock, and causes the hammer to strike the nipple in percussion-muskets, and the firing-pin in breech-loaders. The difference between a hair and common trigger is this: the hair-trigger, when set, lets off the cock at the slightest touch, whereas the common trigger requires a greater degree of force, and consequently its operation is retarded.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. triggerverb

   (of something seen or heard) make (someone) angry or sad; upset.

   The bad news triggered him.

   
   

   Submitted by zakaria1409 on June 29, 2022  

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1. trigger

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TRIGGER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Trigger is ranked #53316 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Trigger surname appeared 388 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Trigger.
   
   81.4% or 316 total occurrences were White.
   14.6% or 57 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Device

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Trigger' in Verbs Frequency: #972

How to pronounce Trigger?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Trigger in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trigger in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trigger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Trigger in a Sentence

1. Lisa Monaco:

   We obviously always want to go after the individual who is pulling the trigger that's costing lives in our communities, but we also need to go after the networks, the very illegal trafficking networks that are putting those guns in the hands of those criminals in the first place.

2. Stanley Hazen:

   Thirty grams was enough to make blood levels of erythritol go up a thousandfold, it remained elevated above the threshold necessary to trigger and heighten clotting risk for the following two to three days.

3. Brian Powell:

   Because he was real big on trying to talk to youth. And mentoring young people as well. He tried to get them on the straight and narrow and everything, the person who pulled the trigger, my message to them would just simply be, just step back from what Brian Powell're doing. Know the real reason that Brian Powell're protesting. Let's do it in a positive manner. We don't have to go out and loot and do all the other things.

4. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri:

   He probably barely got the trigger pulled.

5. French President Manuel Macron:

   Unless elections are announced within eight days, we will be ready to recognize @jguaido as 'President in charge' of Venezuela in order to trigger a political process.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Trigger
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trigger
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Trigger
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trigger
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Trigger
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Trigger
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/trigger
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Trigger
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html