GUN TRIGGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gun trigger mean? 

• GUN TRIGGER (noun)
  The noun GUN TRIGGER has 1 sense:

1. lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

  Familiarity information: GUN TRIGGER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUN TRIGGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gun trigger; trigger

Hypernyms ("gun trigger" is a kind of...):

lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gun trigger"):

hair trigger (a gun trigger that responds with little pressure)

Holonyms ("gun trigger" is a part of...):

gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))