Word Finder - trigger

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A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

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Just pull the trigger.

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A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

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An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

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

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A concept or image that upsets somebody.

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

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An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.

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An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.

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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.

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A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.

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An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.

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A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.

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A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

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To fire a weapon.

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To initiate something.

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The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers.

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To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).

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This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.

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To activate; to become active.

Something about her feet hitting the floor in the morning seemed to trigger her stomach.

Lack of sleep or too much sleep can trigger a migraine.

It is ordinarily caught in wooden traps of simple construction, being little enclosures of stakes or brush in which the bait is placed upon a trigger, with a short upright stick supporting a log of wood, which falls upon its victim on the slightest disturbance.

If she had a laser gun, she just might have pulled the trigger.

The smallest tip is 3.5 mm in diameter and is used mainly for laser acupuncture and irradiation of trigger points.

Pets Dead skin flakes, urine, feces, saliva, and hair can trigger asthma.

Please check the procedures whenever you wish to trigger an alert.

The web is a force for truth, connectedness, understanding, and communication—all things whose absence can trigger war.

Although modern medicine recognizes that stress, anxiety and depression can trigger IBS attacks, medical specialists agree that IBS is a genuine physical disorder-or group of disorders-with specific identifiable characteristics.

It was the longest second of her life, until she realized he wasn't going to pull the trigger.

If he had a full night, he'd spend it killing vamps until too tired to pull the trigger.

The Guardian had some code of honor that seemed at odds with Brady's quick trigger finger.

Memories may become apparent during dream state or have a trigger event in the awakened state.

The interaction modality is often restricted to clicking on a static interface in order to trigger new material to be shown.

The 1995 models had a similar electrical design flaw where any liquid spilled in the console box (where people usually put drinks) could potentially short out the airbag deployment system and inadvertently trigger the airbags.

Changes in hormone levels trigger some dark eye circles.

The latest version of MySpace IM can trigger a bug that has been linked to sharing in Windows Vista.

It crossed her mind to call him, but if he was with Josh, that might be a trigger.

Exposure to the mites in the first, crucial year of life can trigger a lifelong allergy.

A petition reaching 5% of the total electorate would trigger a referendum based on that petition.

A lot of quick thinking is needed and quick trigger fingers too.

A wire connected the trigger with the firing lever of the gun.

You were betrayed by your group - cannon fodder to trigger the trap they knew had been set for them.

If you do have to use a hose pipe, fit a trigger nozzle and never leave the hose pipe running.

Interest in prophylactic oophorectomy may fluctuate based on varying exposure to cues that trigger anxiety.

It lowers sperm counts in men, suppress ovulation in women and can be a trigger for schizophrenia and various forms of psychosis.

Output trigger may be linked to a text pager or additional siren, and the alarm comes with a comprehensive 3 year guarantee.

Yet Mr Kamara did not brandished the pistol in public, let alone pulled the trigger, and had never physically assaulted anyone.

Someone, a real person, would flick the switch, push the plunger or pull the trigger.

Exposure to secondhand smoke at work is also the second most common trigger of asthma attacks.

What can trigger or worsen a venous leg ulcer?

Sufferers often limit their activities to avoid situations that trigger panic attacks.

Psoriasis is a mysterious condition and it is always possible that the introduction of a foreign substance may actually trigger an attack.

Anything that redirects your attention from a trigger and offers you an opportunity to calm down is useful as an anger relaxation technique.

The whole wheat helps to trigger the production of insulin.

Stressful situations including traumatic events can trigger nightmares in some people.

This workshop is designed to trigger a detailed debate from all parties; beyond just the issue of cross boarder transactions.

In response to cold, plants trigger a cascade of genetic reactions that allow them to survive.

Another environmental trigger in cow's milk is thought to be a protein called casein (8 ).

Trigger is 11 months old, vaccinated but not yet castrated.

Only a fraction of it has to melt to trigger a cataclysm.

Squirts of acidic chyme through the pylorus trigger hormonal responses mediated by enteroendocrine cells in the duodenal wall.

If the sanction imposed by Grim Trigger cannot deter a rational player from unilateral defection, then no cooperative strategy can do so.

Trigger logic and timing is derived using leading-edge discriminators in remotely controlled 16-channel VME modules.

Selection of the Trigger Point box brings up anatomical drawings showing the TP and pattern of pain radiation for a range of muscles.

This simple test may therefore be sufficient to identify potential fallers and trigger a full assessment.

The tube is then inserted into the gun and the trigger squeezed to apply the filler.

The Bolt, 14 way, Ram, and trigger have all been modified to deliver awesome firepower with incredible accuracy.

Take regular exercise, Try and avoid any factors that you know can trigger a flare up.

They then trigger the ovaries to begin to mature more follicles.