Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 26 compound words that contain trigger. The most common are listed below. Open trigger in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- pull the triggerTo fire a gun.
- trigger-happyHaving a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
- trigger warningA notice placed before the beginning of media content (usually an online article, e-mail, or post) to warn of potential traumatic triggers it contains.
- trigger guardA thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge.
- trigger pointAn event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or angered, action to be taken.
- pulled the triggersimple past and past participle of pull the trigger
- hair-triggerA trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied.
- trigger fingera finger used in pulling the trigger of a firearm
- pulling the triggerpresent participle and gerund of pull the trigger
- trigger manAlternative form of triggerman: A hired gunman; a hitman.
- trigger wordA word or phrase that elicits a strong emotional or psychological reaction based on an individual's past experiences, particularly related to trauma or a mental health condition.
- pulls the triggerthird-person singular simple present indicative of pull the trigger: To fire a gun.
- parent triggerA legal maneuver through which parents can change the administration of a poorly performing public school, most notably by transforming it into a charter school.
- trigger fingersplural of trigger finger: a finger used in pulling the trigger of a firearm
- trigger lawA law which is not active until a particular event comes to pass, converting the inactive law into an active law on the books.
- trigger lawsplural of trigger law: A law which is not active until a particular event comes to pass, converting the inactive law into an active law on the books.
- trigger menplural of trigger man: A hired gunman; a hitman.
- trigger plantAlternative form of triggerplant: Any flowering plant of the genus Stylidium.
- trigger plantsplural of trigger plant: Any flowering plant of the genus Stylidium.
- trigger pointsplural of trigger point: An event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or angered, action to be taken.
- trigger wordsplural of trigger word: A word or phrase that elicits a strong emotional or psychological reaction based on an individual's past experiences, particularly related to trauma or a mental health condition.
- trigger-fishAlternative spelling of triggerfish: Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
- trigger warningsplural of trigger warning: A notice placed before the beginning of media content (usually an online article, e-mail, or post) to warn of potential traumatic triggers it contains.
- grim triggerA strategy that always cooperates as long as the opponent does not defect, in which case thereafter the strategy always defects.
- trigger pricingA pricing strategy in which a company sets the price of a product relative to an index value, with a time frame in which buyers can purchase the product for this price if the index-based price reaches an acceptable level. Usually the …
Compound words 26
- triggermanA hired gunman; a hitman.
- mistriggerTo trigger by mistake.
- triggeryEasily triggered; tending to go off very frequently.
- phototriggerA trigger enabled by light
- triggererOne who or that which triggers.
- triggerwomanA female gunman.
- pretriggerPrior to the activation of a trigger.
- retriggerTo trigger again or anew.
- triggerlessWithout a trigger.
- triggerlikeResembling or characteristic of a trigger.