trigger

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

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Senses

lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

put in motion or move to act

trigger a reaction

a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

release or pull the trigger on

Trigger a gun

an act that sets in motion some course of events

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	trigger
1	part holonym	Parts & wholes	gun
1	hypernym	Types & categories	lever
1	hyponym	Types & categories	hair trigger
2	causes	Related & opposite	hap
2	derivation	Related & opposite	human action
2	derivation	Related & opposite	actuation
2	derivation	Related & opposite	trigger
2	derivation	Related & opposite	actuator
2	derivation	Related & opposite	tripper
2	derivation	Related & opposite	activation
2	derivation	Related & opposite	spark
2	hypernym	Types & categories	initiate
3	hypernym	Types & categories	device
3	hyponym	Types & categories	plutonium trigger
4	derivation	Related & opposite	trigger
4	entails	Related & opposite	fire
5	derivation	Related & opposite	lead up
5	derivation	Related & opposite	cause
5	derivation	Related & opposite	induct
5	derivation	Related & opposite	initiate
5	derivation	Related & opposite	trigger
5	hypernym	Types & categories	causing
5	hyponym	Types & categories	instigation