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TRIGGER OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Put in motion or move to act
Example:
actuate the circuits
Synonyms:
activate; actuate; set off; spark; spark off; touch off; trigger; trigger off; trip
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "trigger off" is one way to...):
initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)
Cause:
come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
