trigger+spring

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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

• 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 (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

• Spring-loaded camming device — A spring loaded camming device (also SLCD, cam or friend) is a piece of rock climbing or mountaineering protection equipment. It consists of three or four cams mounted on a common axle or two adjacent axles, so that pulling on the axle forces the …   Wikipedia

• Spring-gun — A spring gun is a gun, often a shotgun, rigged to fire when a string or other triggering device is tripped by contact of sufficient force to spring the trigger so that anyone stumbling over or treading on them would discharge it and wound… …   Wikipedia

• trigger — 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;… …   Useful english dictionary

• trigger — /trig euhr/, n. 1. a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon. 2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring. 3. anything, as… …   Universalium

• trigger — trig•ger [[t]ˈtrɪg ər[/t]] n. 1) a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon 2) a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• trigger — /ˈtrɪgə / (say triguh) noun 1. (in firearms) a small projecting tongue which when pressed by the finger liberates the mechanism and discharges the weapon. 2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring. 3.… …  

• spring gun — noun a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off • Syn: ↑set gun • Hypernyms: ↑gun * * * noun : set gun * * * spring gun, 1. a gun fixed in place as a boob …   Useful english dictionary

• 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》 (also trigger something off) cause to happen or …   English new terms dictionary