Overview of noun trigger

The noun trigger has 3 senses

• gun trigger, trigger -- (lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun)


• trigger -- (a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen)


• trigger, induction, initiation -- (an act that sets in motion some course of events)

Overview of verb trigger

The verb trigger has 2 senses

• trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off -- (put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits")


• trigger -- (release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun")