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▸ noun: A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
▸ noun: An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
▸ noun: A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
▸ noun: (psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
▸ noun: (music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
▸ noun: (music) A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
▸ noun: (electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
▸ noun: (databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
▸ noun: (online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
▸ noun: (archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
▸ verb: (transitive) To fire (a weapon).
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person).
▸ verb: (intransitive, especially electronics) To activate; to become active.
Similar:
spark off,
touch off,
spark,
trip,
set off,
activate,
actuate,
initiation,
induction,
gun trigger,
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hair,
single,
external,
environmental,
common,
important,
second,
possible,
initial,
specific,
level
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