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Meaning
Noun
●
In Firearms:
A finger-operated
lever
used to
fire
a gun.
●
A
similar
device
used to
activate
any mechanism.
●
An
event
that
initiates
others, or
incites
a response.
●
A
concept
or
image
that
upsets
somebody by
sparking
a negative
emotional
response.
●
In Psychology:
An
event
, experience or other
stimulus
that
initiates
a
traumatic
memory
or a strong
reaction
in a person.
●
In Music:
An
electronic
transducer
allowing
a
drum
,
cymbal
, etc. to control an
electronic
drum
unit
or
similar
device.
●
In Music:
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.
●
In Electronics:
A
pulse
in an
electronic circuit
that
initiates
some component.
●
In Databases:
An SQL
procedure
that may be
initiated
when a
record
is
inserted
,
updated
or
deleted
;
typically
used to
maintain
referential
integrity.
●
In Video games:
A
text
string
that, when
received
by a
player
, will cause the
player
to
execute
a certain command.
●
A
catch
to
hold
the
wheel
of a
carriage
on a declivity.
Verb
●
To
fire
a weapon.
●
To
initiate
something.
●
To
spark
a
response
, especially
a negative
emotional
response
, in (someone).
●
In Electronics:
To
activate
; to become active.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Tricker
Activate
Detonate
Fire
Initiate
Push Someone'S Buttons
Related
Activate
Cause
Signal
Spark
Prompt
Induce
Stimulate
Provoke
Initiate
Target
Evoke
Precipitate
Elicit
Lever
Generate
Alert
Button
Affect
Influence
Invoke
Ignite
Stimulus
Instigate
Cue
Alarm
Switch
Timer
Reflex
Inhibit
Create
Override
Aggravate
Pin
Exacerbate
Produce
Trap
Facilitate
Detect
Involve
Suppress
Gun
Incite
Response
Spur
Control
Threshold
Symptom
Event
Stressor
Projectile
Detonator
Catalyst
Impact
Reset
Effect
Delay
Interrupt
Malfunction
Arouse
Intensify
Fuse
Hinder
Mediate
Device
More
Rhymes
Rigor
Digger
Jigger
Rigger
Rigour
Nigger
Figure
Vigour
Gigger
Tigger
Whigger
Fligger
Trigger
Refigure
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