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hair trigger
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hair trigger
n.
A gun trigger adjusted to respond to a very slight pressure.
hair trigger
n
1. (Military / 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 provocation
b.  (as modifier) a hair-trigger temper
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Noun1.hair trigger - a gun trigger that responds with little pressure
gun trigger, trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun


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