The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word COCKED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1976.
Set a trip mechanism crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COCKED | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Set a trip mechanism
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cock
- alarm clock
- hit
- jit
- timer
- time bomb
- sally
- assembly
- hair trigger
- cogwheel
- cruise control
- infernal machine
Crossword Answer definitions
COCKED verb- To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.
- To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.
- To erect; to turn up.
- To copulate with.
- To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.
- To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
- To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing.
- To make a nestle-cock of, to pamper or spoil (of children)
- To form into piles.
- Drunk
- (in combination) Having a specified form or penis or a specific number of penises
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