Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Word of the Day

Trigger

Function: verb (with object)

Inflected forms:
triggers, triggered, triggering

Meanings:
1 a : to cause (something, such as an alarm) to start functioning
eg: Smoke triggered the fire alarm.

1 b : to cause (a bomb) to explode
eg: The timer was set to trigger the bomb in exactly one hour.

2 : to cause (something) to start or happen
eg: His remarks triggered a public outcry.
Certain foods seem to trigger his headaches.
The power outage was triggered by the heavy rains.

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