TRIGGERED

Verb

triggered

simple past tense and past participle of trigger

Adjective

triggered (not comparable)

Having a trigger that reacts to some specific condition.

Anagrams

• retrigged

Source: Wiktionary


TRIGGER

Trig"ger, n. Etym: [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.

2. (Mech.)

Definition: A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece. Trigger fish (Zoöl.), a large plectognath fish (Balistes Carolinensis or B. capriscus) common on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called also leather jacket, and turbot.

TRIG

Trig, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Dan. trykke to press, Sw. trycka.]

Definition: To fill; to stuff; to cram. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Trig, a. Etym: [Formerly written trick, akin to trick to dress.]

Definition: Full; also, trim; neat. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] To sit on a horse square and trig. Brit. Quart. Rev.

Trig, v. t. Etym: [See Trigger.]

Definition: To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.

Trig, n. Etym: [See Trigger.]

Definition: A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid. [Eng.] Wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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