TRIGGER OFF Synonyms
2 hypernyms for trigger off. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for TRIGGER OFF
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| activate | verb v | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act • make active or more active • make more adsorptive • aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter • make (substances) radioactive | ||||||
| spark | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a momentary flash of light • Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance • electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field • a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger • a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction verb • put in motion or move to act • emit or produce sparks | ||||||
| set off | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act • depart for someplace • direct attention to, as if by means of contrast • cause to burst with a violent release of energy • make up for • set in motion or cause to begin • provoke or stir up | ||||||
| engender | verb v | |||||
verb • call forth • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| incite | verb v | |||||
verb • give an incentive for action • provoke or stir up • urge on; cause to act | ||||||
| initiate | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • someone new to a field or activity • someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field • people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity verb • bring into being • take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of • accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite • bring up a topic for discussion • set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for | ||||||
| instigate | verb v | |||||
verb • provoke or stir up • serve as the inciting cause of | ||||||
| prompt | verb, adverb, noun, adjective v, adv, n, adj | |||||
noun • a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) • (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command adjective satellite • according to schedule or without delay; on time • ready and willing or quick to act • performed with little or no delay verb • give an incentive for action • serve as the inciting cause of • assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | ||||||
| provoke | verb v | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • provide the needed stimulus for • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| actuate | verb v | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act • give an incentive for action | ||||||
| trigger | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun • a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen • an act that sets in motion some course of events verb • put in motion or move to act • release or pull the trigger on | ||||||
| trip | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a journey for some purpose (usually including the return) • a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs • an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall • an exciting or stimulating experience • a catch mechanism that acts as a switch • a light or nimble tread • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder verb • miss a step and fall or nearly fall • cause to stumble • make a trip for pleasure • put in motion or move to act • get high, stoned, or drugged | ||||||
| spark off | verb v | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act | ||||||
| touch off | verb v | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act | ||||||