Meaning of Trigger | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
2. A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
3. An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
4. A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
5. An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
6. An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
7. 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.
8. A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
9. An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
10. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
    archaic
11. An argument whose semantic role determines the choice of a verbal affix, in certain Austronesian languages.

Equivalents

Examples

“Just pull the trigger.”

“[W]e pull'd aſide the Tricker, and obſerv'd, that according to our expectation the force of the Spring of the Lock vvas not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of the Air.”

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

“emotional trigger”

“I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers.”

CEFR level