Tripping vs Trigger - What's the difference?
tripping | trigger |
quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly
(heraldry, not comparable) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.
The act of one who trips.
* 1821 , The Recreative Review, or Eccentricities of Literature and Life
A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
(psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.
(electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
(computing) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
(online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
(archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
to fire a weapon
to initiate something
to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)
As verbs the difference between tripping and trigger
is that tripping is present participle of lang=en while trigger is to fire a weapon.As nouns the difference between tripping and trigger
is that tripping is the act of one who trips while trigger is a finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.As an adjective tripping
is quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.tripping
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- a buck tripping
Noun
(en noun)- At present we only produce some of those slips and trippings of the tongue and pen to which we are all liable in our unguarded moments
trigger
English
Noun
(en noun)- Just pull the trigger .
Derived terms
* trigger-happy * trigger point * trigger warningVerb
(en verb)- This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.
