trigger

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
gun trigger
• Hypernyms:
lever
• Hyponyms:
hair trigger
• Part Holonyms:
gun
2. a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
• Hypernyms:
device
• Hyponyms:
plutonium trigger, plutonium pit
3. an act that sets in motion some course of events
• Syn:
induction, initiation
• Derivationally related forms:
initiate (for: initiation), induce (for: induction), induct (for: induction)
• Hypernyms:
causing, causation
• Hyponyms:
fomentation, instigation

II - verb

1. put in motion or move to act (Freq. 4)
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
• Syn:
trip, actuate, activate, set off, spark off,
spark, trigger off, touch off
• Derivationally related forms:
spark (for: spark), activation (for: activate), actuator (for: actuate), act (for: actuate), actuation (for: actuate), trip (for: trip), tripper (for: trip)
• Hypernyms:
initiate, pioneer
• Cause:
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur,
pass, fall out, come about, take place
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. release or pull the trigger on (Freq. 1)
- Trigger a gun
• Entailment:
fire, discharge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  induction, initiation, gun trigger, trip, actuate, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off