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Noun trigger has 3 senses
  1. gun trigger, trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
    --1 is a kind of lever
    --1 is a part of gun
    --1 has particulars: hair trigger
    Derived form: verb trigger2
  2. trigger - a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
    --2 is a kind of     device
    --2 has particulars: plutonium trigger, plutonium pit
  3. trigger, induction, initiation - an act that sets in motion some course of events
    --3 is a kind of causing, causation
    --3 has particulars: fomentation, instigation
    Derived form: verb trigger1
,Verb trigger has 2 senses
  1. 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"
    --1 is one way to initiate, pioneer
    Derived form: noun trigger3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. trigger - release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"
    Derived form: noun trigger1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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