Trigger - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
- an act that sets in motion some course of events (syn: induction, initiation)
verb
Extra examples
Smoke triggered the fire alarm.
The timer was set to trigger the bomb in exactly one hour.
His remarks triggered a public outcry.
Certain foods trigger his headaches.
The power outage was triggered by heavy rains.
A spark triggered the explosion.
His eyes were fixed on the ribbon that the girl was wearing around her neck. It triggered a memory.
Before I improvise, I just listen, and that triggers me.
He took aim and squeezed the trigger.
The assassination triggered off a wave of rioting.
Certain forms of mental illness can be triggered by food allergies.
His action triggered a massive response from the government.
The burglars fled after triggering the alarm.
In a moment of blind panic she had pulled the trigger and shot the man dead.
A new round of wage increases could trigger an inflationary spiral (=a continuing rise in both wages and prices).
Word forms
I/you/we/they: trigger
he/she/it: triggers
present participle: triggering
past tense: triggered
past participle: triggered
singular: trigger
plural: triggers
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