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trigger
noun
1 a small lever which can be squeezed and released in order to set a mechanism going, especially one that fires a gun.
2 something that starts off a train of events, actions, reactions, etc.
verb (triggered , triggering )
1 (also trigger off) to start (a train of events, actions, reactions, etc) in motion.
2 to pull a trigger or other firing mechanism of (a gun, detonating device, etc).
[17c: from Dutch trekker a trigger, from trekken to pull]
noun
1 a small lever which can be squeezed and released in order to set a mechanism going, especially one that fires a gun.
2 something that starts off a train of events, actions, reactions, etc.
verb (triggered , triggering )
1 (also trigger off) to start (a train of events, actions, reactions, etc) in motion.
2 to pull a trigger or other firing mechanism of (a gun, detonating device, etc).
[17c: from Dutch trekker a trigger, from trekken to pull]
trigger finger
noun
1 colloq the forefinger, especially of the right hand, ie the finger that is most commonly used to pull the trigger of a gun.
2 a condition where extending or flexing the finger or fingers can only be achieved with forced jerky movements.
noun
1 colloq the forefinger, especially of the right hand, ie the finger that is most commonly used to pull the trigger of a gun.
2 a condition where extending or flexing the finger or fingers can only be achieved with forced jerky movements.
trigger-happy
adjective , colloq said of a person, their nature, attitude, etc:
1 ready or likely to shoot (a gun, etc) without thinking of the consequences or with very little provocation.
2 keen or likely to react, either physically or verbally, in a violent, rash, irresponsible, etc way.
[1940s]
trigger-happiness noun .
adjective , colloq said of a person, their nature, attitude, etc:
1 ready or likely to shoot (a gun, etc) without thinking of the consequences or with very little provocation.
2 keen or likely to react, either physically or verbally, in a violent, rash, irresponsible, etc way.
[1940s]
trigger-happiness noun .
triggerfish
noun a type of tropical marine fish that gets its name from the fact that its second dorsal fin can depress the spines on the first fin in a way that resembles the action of a trigger against the hammer in a gun.
noun a type of tropical marine fish that gets its name from the fact that its second dorsal fin can depress the spines on the first fin in a way that resembles the action of a trigger against the hammer in a gun.
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