Trigger

  • 21trigger — [[t]trɪ̱gə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ triggers, triggering, triggered 1) N COUNT The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it. A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger. 2) N COUNT: oft N n The trigger of a bomb is the device which… …

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  • 22TRIGGER — (1932–1965)    “The Smartest Horse in the Movies.” Born Golden Cloud in San Diego, California, Trigger’s big break in Hollywood came at age three when he appeared in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) ridden by Olivia de Havilland. However it… …

    Westerns in Cinema

  • 23trigger — n. device for releasing the hammer of a firearm 1) to press, pull, release, squeeze a (the) trigger 2) a hair ( delicate ) trigger device that fires an explosive 3) a trigger for (a trigger for an H bomb) * * * [ trɪgə] pull release squeeze a… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24trigger — trig|ger1 [ˈtrıgə US ər] n ↑barrel, ↑sight, ↑trigger [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: trekker, from Middle Dutch trecken to pull ; TREK2] 1.) the part of a gun that you pull with your finger to fire it pull/squeeze the trigger ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25trigger — trig|ger1 [ trıgər ] or ,trigger off verb transitive ** 1. ) to make something happen: Further violence was triggered by news of his death. a ) to cause someone to have particular feelings or memories: You find that strangely familiar smells… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26Trigger (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Trigger Type = ep Artist = In Flames Released = 2003 Recorded = Genre = Melodic death metal Length = 17;26 Label = Nuclear Blast Producer = Reviews = Last album = Reroute to Remain (2002) This album = Trigger (2003) Next… …

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  • 27trigger — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + TRIGGER ▪ press, pull, squeeze ▪ tighten on ▪ Her finger tightened on the trigger as she heard footsteps approaching. TRIGGER + NOUN …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28trigger — 1 noun (C) 1 the part of a gun that you press with your finger to fire it: pull/squeeze the trigger: He aimed carefully and squeezed the trigger. 2 be the trigger (for) to be the thing that quickly causes a serious problem: Even a minor incident… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29Trigger — Триггер (англ. trigger) это хранимая процедура особого типа, которую пользователь не вызывает непосредственно, а исполнение которой обусловлено наступлением определенного события (действием) по сути добавлением INSERT или удалением DELETE строки… …

    Википедия

  • 30trigger — n. & v. n. 1 a movable device for releasing a spring or catch and so setting off a mechanism (esp. that of a gun). 2 an event, occurrence, etc., that sets off a chain reaction. v.tr. 1 (often foll. by off) set (an action or process) in motion;… …

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