The difference between Fire and Trigger

When used as nouns, fire means a (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering, whereas trigger means a finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

When used as verbs, fire means to set (something, often a building) on fire, whereas trigger means to fire a weapon.

Fire is also adjective with the meaning: amazing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fire and Trigger

  1. Fire as a noun (uncountable):

    A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.

  2. Fire as a noun (countable):

    An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).

    Examples:

    "We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales."

  3. Fire as a noun (countable):

    The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.

    Examples:

    "There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down."

    "During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts."

  4. Fire as a noun (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy):

    The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

  5. Fire as a noun (countable, British):

    A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

  6. Fire as a noun (countable):

    The elements necessary to start a fire.

    Examples:

    "The fire was laid and needed to be lit."

  7. Fire as a noun (uncountable):

    The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.

    Examples:

    "The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking."

  8. Fire as a noun:

    Strength of passion, whether love or hate.

  9. Fire as a noun:

    Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.

  10. Fire as a noun:

    Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.

  1. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To set (something, often a building) on fire.

  2. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.

    Examples:

    "If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack."

    "They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end."

  3. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To drive away by setting a fire.

  4. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).

    Examples:

    "ant hire"

  5. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To shoot (a gun or analogous device).

    Examples:

    "We will fire our guns at the enemy."

    "He fired his radar gun at passing cars."

  6. Fire as a verb (intransitive):

    To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: open fire shoot"

    "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."

  7. Fire as a verb (transitive, sports):

    To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

  8. Fire as a verb (intransitive, physiology):

    To cause an action potential in a cell.

    Examples:

    "When a neuron fires, it transmits information."

  9. Fire as a verb (transitive):

    To forcibly direct (something).

    Examples:

    "He answered the questions the reporters fired at him."

  10. Fire as a verb (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering):

    To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).

    Examples:

    "The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading."

    "The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it."

  11. Fire as a verb:

    To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.

    Examples:

    "to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge"

  12. Fire as a verb:

    To animate; to give life or spirit to.

    Examples:

    "to fire the genius of a young man"

  13. Fire as a verb:

    To feed or serve the fire of.

    Examples:

    "to fire a boiler"

  14. Fire as a verb:

    To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

  15. Fire as a verb (farriery):

    To cauterize.

  16. Fire as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To catch fire; to be kindled.

  17. Fire as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

  1. Fire as an adjective (slang):

    Amazing; excellent.

    Examples:

    "That shit is fire, yo!"

  1. Trigger as a noun:

    A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

    Examples:

    "Just pull the trigger."

  2. Trigger as a noun:

    A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

  3. Trigger as a noun:

    An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

    Examples:

    "Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking."

  4. Trigger as a noun:

    A concept or image that upsets somebody.

    Examples:

    "I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers."

  5. Trigger as a noun (psychology):

    An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.

  6. Trigger as a noun (music):

    An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.

  7. Trigger as a 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.

  8. Trigger as a noun (electronics):

    A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.

  9. Trigger as a noun (databases):

    An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.

  10. Trigger as a noun (online gaming):

    A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.

  11. Trigger as a noun (archaic):

    A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

  1. Trigger as a verb (transitive):

    To fire a weapon.

  2. Trigger as a verb (transitive):

    To initiate something.

    Examples:

    "The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers."

  3. Trigger as a verb (transitive, sensitive):

    To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).

    Examples:

    "This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims."

  4. Trigger as a verb (intransitive, especially, electronics):

    To activate; to become active.

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