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nouna trigger that allows the firing mechanism of a firearm to be operated by very slight pressure. Origin of hair triggerFirst recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby hair triggerhair stroke, hairstyle, hairstylist, hairtail, hair transplant, hair trigger, hairweave, hairweaving, hairworm, hairy, hairyback Definition for hair trigger (2 of 2)[ hair-trig-er ] / ˈhɛərˌtrɪg ər /
adjectiveeasily activated or set off; reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause: a hair-trigger temper. Origin of hair-triggerFirst recorded in 1885–90 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hair triggerOn gun control, a hair-trigger issue for Republicans who pick the nominee, Christie is in the center or even center–left field. A Thinner Chris Christie Still Faces Big Political Challenges|Robert Shrum|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST They would be making themselves a prime, hair-trigger target for Americans and Israelis unwilling to take chances in a crisis. The Wrong Way on Iran|Leslie H. Gelb|February 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST He called me a high-spirited devil with a hair-trigger temper. The Prairie Wife|Arthur Stringer After you are better nourished your nervous system will not be on hair-trigger tension, and it will be easier for you. Diet and Health|Lulu Hunt Peters
Much can be done, however, even in seconds, with a hair-trigger brain and nerves and muscles tensed by the fear of death. Wild Folk|Samuel Scoville Three bounds down the stairs took me into the cabin, my pistol forward, my nerves on hair-trigger, ready for anything that moved. Wings of the Wind|Credo Harris The Laird of Aberlour presented me with a pair of hair-trigger pistols, and they were never out of my belt for years. The Smugglers|Charles G. Harper
British Dictionary definitions for hair trigger
nouna trigger of a firearm that responds to very slight pressure informal - any mechanism, reaction, etc, set in operation by slight provocation
- (as modifier)a hair-trigger temper
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