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Noun
S:
(n)
gun trigger
,
trigger
(lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun)
S:
(n)
trigger
(a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen)
S:
(n)
trigger
,
induction
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initiation
(an act that sets in motion some course of events)
Verb
S:
(v)
trip
,
actuate
,
trigger
,
activate
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set off
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spark off
,
spark
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trigger off
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touch off
(put in motion or move to act)
"trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
S:
(v)
trigger
(release or pull the trigger on)
"Trigger a gun"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
clean-cut
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trig
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trim
(neat and smart in appearance)
"a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard"