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Adjective: hair-trigger  'hehr,tri-gu(r)
  1. Responsive to the slightest stimulation or provocation
    "he has a hair-trigger temper"
Noun: hair trigger
  1. A gun trigger that responds with little pressure
    "The marksman's rifle was equipped with a hair trigger for precise shooting"

Derived forms: hair triggers

Type of: gun trigger, trigger

Encyclopedia: Hair-trigger

Hair trigger