āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
Trigger
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āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
a lever or mechanism that initiates the firing of a gun or firearm
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
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02
āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻ
an act that prompts a chain of events
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sudden power outage was the trigger for system failures.
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āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
a device or mechanism that activates or releases a process, system, or action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The software update was set off by a trigger.
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to trigger
01
āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
to initiate or cause movement in a device
Transitive: to trigger sth
Ditransitive: to trigger sth to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Pulling the lever will trigger the release of the emergency brake on the train.
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02
āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž
to release or activate a mechanism, often associated with firearms
Transitive: to trigger a mechanism
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before firing the cannon, the artillery officer had to trigger the ignition system to launch the projectile.
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§, āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ
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03
āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to cause something to happen
Transitive: to trigger sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The unexpected news about the merger triggered a surge in stock prices.
āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāϰ āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ.
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āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause a strong and unwanted reaction in someone
Transitive: to trigger a reaction or emotion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Loud noises can trigger a fear response in individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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