Meaning

12 senses
  1. A 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

  2. A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

    Auslöser

    три́ггерtrígger, спускspusk

  3. An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

    Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.

    Auslöser

    три́ггерtrígger, три́ггерtrígger

  4. An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

    Something that triggers an ASMR response.

  5. 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

  6. An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.

    три́ггерtrígger, и́мпульсímpulʹs, побужде́ниеpobuždénije

  7. An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.

  8. 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.

  9. A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.

  10. An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.

    три́ггерtrígger

    три́герtrýher

  11. An argument whose semantic role determines the choice of a verbal affix, in certain Austronesian languages.

  12. (archaic)A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

Examples

191 sentences
  1. Don't make me pull the trigger.

    Не примушуй мене натискати на гачок.

    ruНе заставляй меня нажимать на курок.

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  2. Tom took his finger off the trigger and lowered the gun.

    Том прибрав палець зі спускового гачка та опустив пістолет.

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  3. Pull the trigger.

    Натисни на спусковий гачок.

    ruНажми на курок.

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  4. Tom had his finger on the trigger.

    deTom hatte den Finger am Abzug.

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  5. Tom took his finger off the trigger.

    deTom nahm den Finger vom Abzug.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
finger-operated lever used to fire a gun:
SQL procedure:
Русский
By meaning 2
finger-operated lever used to fire a gun:
psychology: stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
finger-operated lever used to fire a gun:
similar device used to activate any mechanism:

Origin

Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker (“pull”, noun, as in drawer-pull, bell-pull), from

Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker (“pull”, noun, as in drawer-pull, bell-pull), from Dutch trekken (“to drag, draw, pull”).

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