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TRIGGER

Definition:

1. [noun] lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
   Synonyms: gun
   
   
2. [noun] a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
   
   
3. [noun] an act that sets in motion some course of events
   Synonyms: induction, initiation
   
   
4. [verb] put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
   Synonyms: trip, actuate, activate, set off, spark off, spark, off, touch off
   
   
5. [verb] release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"
   
   

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Related Words:

• hair trigger
• plutonium trigger, plutonium pit
• fomentation, instigation

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