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trigger points

trigger points is the plural of trigger point.

Meaning of trigger point

Noun

trigger point (plural trigger points)

  1. An event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or angered, action to be taken.
    • The unbalanced terms of the treaty was a trigger point for the war.
    Synonyms:
    trigger, provocation
  2. A hyperirritable spot in the skeletal muscle; a point in tender muscle that tends to elicit pain upon pressure or touch.

Questions about trigger points

What is trigger points the plural of?
Trigger points is the plural of trigger point.

Words near trigger points in the dictionary

  1. trigger man
  2. trigger men
  3. trigger plant
  4. trigger plants
  5. trigger point
  6. trigger points
  7. trigger pricing
  8. trigger warning
  9. trigger warnings
  10. trigger word
  11. trigger words

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