Related Words for pull the trigger

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shoot from the hip
//x/
Phrase, Verb
open fire
/x/x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
burn
/
Noun
bullet
/x
Noun
draw a bead on
/x//
Phrase, Verb
drill
/
Noun
fire off
/x/
Phrase, Verb
return fire
x//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
shoot one's cuffs
///
Phrase, Verb
shotgun
/x
Noun
flag
/
Noun
put a gun to someone's head
/x///x/
Phrase, Verb
fire away
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
grenade
x/
Noun
shoot off
//
Phrase, Verb
get the drop on
/x//
Phrase, Verb
shoot
/
Noun
rack
/
Noun
howitzer
/xx
Noun
light up
//
Phrase, Verb
hold a gun to someone's head
/x///x/
Phrase, Verb
clap
/
Noun
stick to one's guns
////
Phrase, Verb
go great guns
///
Phrase, Verb
blow away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
pick off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
shoot one's mouth off
////
Phrase, Verb
stick up
//
Phrase, Verb
nail
/
Noun
fist
/
Noun
boot
/
Noun
haul off
//
Phrase, Verb
pull up
//
Phrase, Verb
let fly
//
Phrase, Verb
shoot up
//
Phrase, Verb
lash out
//
Phrase, Verb
spike someone's guns
//x/
Phrase, Verb
step on it
///
Phrase, Verb
throw down the gauntlet
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
spring into action
/x//x
Phrase, Verb
go up in smoke
//x/
Phrase, Verb
shoot the bull
/x/
Phrase, Verb
shoot one's bolt
///
Phrase, Verb
tear gas
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
take someone's life
//x/
Phrase, Verb
lay one's hands on
////
Phrase, Verb
shoot off at the mouth
///x/
Phrase, Verb
hit out
//
Phrase, Verb
pull
/
Noun
backfire
/x
Noun
hit someone for six
//x//
Phrase, Verb
miss the mark
/x/
Name, Verb
force one's way
///
Phrase, Verb
get one's hands on
////
Phrase, Verb
blow someone's brains out
//x//
Phrase, Verb
jump the gun
/x/
Phrase, Verb
push the right buttons
/x//x
Phrase, Verb
pop off
//
Phrase, Verb
say the word
/x/
Phrase, Verb
lay down one's arms
////
Phrase, Verb
pull in
/x
Phrase, Verb
pull off
//
Phrase, Verb
commit suicide
x//xx
Phrase, Verb
put the pedal to the metal
/x/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
catch
/
Noun
baton
x/
Noun
shanghai
//
Name
take aim
//
Phrase, Verb
bong
/
Noun
hit it
//
Phrase, Verb
get to
//
Phrase, Verb
take one's own life
////
Phrase, Verb
make a move
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hit home
//
Phrase, Verb
call for
//
Phrase, Verb
fire on all cylinders
/x///xx
Phrase, Verb
walk into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
sledgehammer
/xx
Noun
put to the sword
//x/
Phrase, Verb
take a walk
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hit back
//
Phrase, Verb
reach for
//
Phrase, Verb
run up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
press the panic button
/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
blink
/
Noun
meet with
//
Phrase, Verb
kick
/
Noun
take the field
/x/
Phrase, Verb
clock
/
Noun
hit the gas
/x/
Phrase, Verb
grab
/
Noun
abduct
x/
Verb
abstraction
x/x
Noun
acceleration
xxx/x
Noun
activator
/xxx
Noun
active
/x
Adjective, Noun
actuator
/xxx
Noun
adduct
/x
Noun, Verb
amputated
/xxx
Adjective
amusement
x/x
Noun
anarchic
x/x
Adjective
antecedent
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
appeal
x/
Noun, Verb
arouse
x/
Verb
arrest
x/
Noun, Verb
attract
x/
Verb
attraction
x/x
Noun
attractiveness
x/xx
Noun
awaken
x/x
Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
awry
x/
Adverb, Adjective
azo
xx
Noun, Adjective
beat back
//
Phrase, Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
bend
/
Noun, Verb
bitten
/x
Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boost
/
Verb, Noun
bounce
/
Verb, Noun
bout
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
bring
/
Verb, Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
calmer
/x
Noun
car
/
Noun
cart
/
Noun, Verb
catalyst
/xx
Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
caveat
/xx
Noun, Verb
clicker
/x
Noun
clouds
/
Noun
clue
/
Noun, Verb
combative
x/x
Adjective
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
confused
x/
Adjective
consumer
x/x
Noun
consumption
x/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
criterion
x/xx
Noun
cue
/
Noun, Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut in
/x
Phrase, Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
degenerate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
degraded
x/x
Adjective
derive
x/
Verb
detach
x/
Verb
detente
x/
Noun
determinant
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
deterrent
x/x
Noun, Adjective
detonate
/xx
Verb
detonator
/xxx
Noun
disconnect
xx/
Noun, Verb
disengage
xx/
Verb, Noun
distil
x/
Verb
draft
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
drag
/
Verb, Noun
draught
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
draw in
/x
Phrase, Verb
drive
/
Noun, Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
détente
/x
Noun
easing
/x
Noun
eject
x/
Verb, Noun
elicit
x/x
Verb, Adjective
empty
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
enabler
x/xx
Noun
encourage
x/x
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
engender
x/x
Verb
ent
/
Noun, Verb
entail
x/
Verb, Noun
entertainment
xx/x
Noun
entry
/x
Noun
eruption
x/x
Noun
evoke
x/
Verb
excerpt
/x
Noun, Verb
excite
x/
Verb
excursion
x/x
Noun, Verb
experiential
xxx/x
Adjective
extract
/x
Verb, Noun
extraction
x/x
Noun
extractive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
extricate
/xx
Verb
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fetch
/
Verb, Noun
finger
/x
Noun, Verb
fire
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
flash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flexed
/
Adjective
flip
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
flush
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
force
/
Noun, Verb
foster
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fuzz
/
Noun, Verb
generate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
get out
//
Phrase, Verb
gone
/
Adjective
grasp
/
Verb, Noun
gun
/
Noun, Verb
gust
/
Noun, Verb
hair trigger
//x
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
hammer
/x
Noun, Verb
happy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
haul
/
Verb, Noun
haulage
/x
Noun
havoc
/x
Noun, Verb
heave
/
Verb, Noun
hike
/
Noun, Verb
hitch up
//
Phrase, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hoodie
/x
Noun
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
ignite
x/
Verb
impetus
/xx
Noun
incite
x/
Verb
inclination
xx/x
Noun
induce
x/
Verb
induction
x/x
Noun
inflict
x/
Verb
influence
/xx
Noun, Verb
initiation
xxx/x
Noun
initiator
xx/xx
Noun
instigate
/xx
Verb
interrupt
xx/
Verb, Noun
jerk
/
Noun, Verb
joker
/x
Noun
jumper
/x
Noun, Verb
knobby
/x
Adjective
lance
/
Noun, Verb
launch
/
Noun, Verb
launcher
/x
Noun
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
learn
/
Verb, Noun
leash
/
Noun, Verb
leave
/
Verb, Noun
leisure
/x
Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
limp
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
line
/
Noun, Verb
link
/
Noun, Verb