trigger
A finger-operated lever used to fire a gunA finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
» Don't make me pull the trigger.
Не заставляй меня нажимать на курок.
Не вынуждай меня нажимать на курок.
Не вынуждайте меня нажимать на курок.
Не примушуй мене натискати на гачок.
Не примушуйте мене натискати на гачок.
Meaning
12 sensesA finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
Just pull the trigger.
Abzug
спусково́й крючо́кspuskovój krjučók, куро́кkurók, гаше́ткаgašétka
спускови́й гачо́кspuskovýj hačók, соба́чкаsobáčka, гаше́ткаhašétka
lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
Auslöser
три́ггерtrígger, спускspusk
An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.
Auslöser
три́ггерtrígger, три́ггерtrígger
An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
Something that triggers an ASMR response.
A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
emotional trigger
I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers.
три́ггерtrígger
An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
три́ггерtrígger, и́мпульсímpulʹs, побужде́ниеpobuždénije
An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
три́ггерtrígger
три́герtrýher
An argument whose semantic role determines the choice of a verbal affix, in certain Austronesian languages.
(archaic)A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Examples
191 sentencesDon't make me pull the trigger.
Не примушуй мене натискати на гачок.
ruНе заставляй меня нажимать на курок.
Tom took his finger off the trigger and lowered the gun.
Том прибрав палець зі спускового гачка та опустив пістолет.
Pull the trigger.
Натисни на спусковий гачок.
ruНажми на курок.
Tom had his finger on the trigger.
deTom hatte den Finger am Abzug.
Tom took his finger off the trigger.
deTom nahm den Finger vom Abzug.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker (“pull”, noun, as in drawer-pull, bell-pull), fromOriginally tricker, from Dutch trekker (“pull”, noun, as in drawer-pull, bell-pull), from Dutch trekken (“to drag, draw, pull”).
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Forms
plural: triggersSynonyms
3 synonyms- an act that sets in motion some course of events:inductioninitiation
- lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun:gun trigger