trigger pull

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• trigger pull — noun 1. a. or trigger squeeze : the pressure applied to a trigger to fire a firearm b. : the weight in pounds that will cause complete movement of the trigger of a cocked firearm 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• Trigger (firearms) — For other uses, see Trigger (disambiguation). Trigger mechanism in a bolt action rifle. A trigger is a mechanism that actuates the firing sequence of a firearm. Triggers almost universally consist of levers or buttons actuated by the index finger …   Wikipedia

• pull — /pʊl / (say pool) verb (t) 1. to draw or haul towards oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sledge up a hill. 2. to draw or tug at with force: to pull a person s hair. 3. to draw, rend, or tear… …  

• trigger squeeze — noun see trigger pull 1a …   Useful english dictionary

• pull — [pool] vt. [ME pullen < OE pullian, to pluck, snatch with the fingers: ? akin to MLowG pull, a husk, shell] 1. to exert force or influence on so as to cause to move toward or after the source of the force; drag, tug, draw, attract, etc. 2. a)… …   English World dictionary

• pull the trigger — The person who pulls the trigger is the one who does the action that closes or finishes something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• trigger — (n.) 1650s, earlier tricker (1620s), from Du. trekker trigger, from trekken to pull (see TREK (Cf. trek)). Tricker was the usual form in English until c.1750. The verb is first recorded 1930, from the noun. Trigger happy is attested from 1943 …   Etymology dictionary

• trigger — [trig′ər] n. [earlier tricker < Du trekker < trekken, to draw, pull: see TREK] 1. a small lever or part which when pulled or pressed releases a catch, spring, etc. 2. in firearms, a small lever pressed back by the finger to activate the… …   English World dictionary

• pull-stroke — to pull trigger: see pull …   Useful english dictionary

• Trigger — Trig ger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See {Trick}, n.] 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trigger fish — Trigger Trig ger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See {Trick}, n.] 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English