hair trigger

n. A gun trigger adjusted to respond to a very slight pressure.

hair trigger

n 1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a trigger of a firearm that responds to very slight pressure 2. informal a. any mechanism, reaction, etc, set in operation by slight provocationb. (as modifier): a hair-trigger temper.

hair′ trig`ger

n. a trigger that allows the firing mechanism of a firearm to be operated by very slight pressure. [1815–25]

hair′-trig`ger

adj. 1. easily activated or set off; put into operation by the slightest impulse. 2. reacting immediately to the slightest provocation: a hair-trigger temper. [1885–90]

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hair trigger - a gun trigger that responds with little pressuregun trigger, trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

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noun a gun trigger that responds with little pressure

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