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• 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

• fire — [n1] burning blaze, bonfire, campfire, charring, coals, combustion, conflagration, devouring, element, embers, flame and smoke, flames, flare, glow, hearth, heat, holocaust, hot spot*, incandescence, inferno, luminosity, oxidation, phlogiston,… …   New thesaurus

• Fire Controlman — (abbreviated as FC) is a United States Navy occupational rating.Fire Controlmen (FC) provide system employment recommendations; perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on digital computer equipment, subsystems, and systems; operate… …   Wikipedia

• trigger — ► NOUN 1) a device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun. 2) an event that causes something to happen. ► VERB 1) cause (a device) to function. 2) cause to happen or exist. ORIGIN Dutch… …   English terms dictionary

• trigger-happy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ apt to fire a gun or take other drastic action on the slightest provocation …   English terms 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

• trigger — I. noun Etymology: alteration of earlier tricker, from Dutch trekker, from Middle Dutch trecker one that pulls, from trecken to pull more at trek Date: 1621 1. a. a piece (as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trigger — I = trigger off trigger UK [ˈtrɪɡə(r)] / US [ˈtrɪɡər] or trigger off UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms trigger : present tense I/you/we/they trigger he/she/it triggers present participle triggering past tense triggered past participle… …   English dictionary

• 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

• fire alarm — n. 1) to set a fire alarm 2) to activate, set off, trigger a fire alarm 3) a fire alarm goes off, rings * * * [ faɪ(ə)rəˌlɑːm] rings set off trigger a fire alarm a fire alarm goes off to activate to set a fire alarm …   Combinatory dictionary

• fire — n 1. combustion, ignition, spark, flame, blaze, conflagration, holocaust; cooking fire, bonfire, wildfire, forest fire. 2. light, flashing light, glow, luminosity, luminous appearance, illumination; incandescence, fiery display, sparkle,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder