Meaning Of The Word Hair trigger

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Hair trigger Meaning

Hair trigger Definition
Hair trigger Definition

What's The Definition Of Hair trigger?

hair-trigger
a trigger so delicately adjusted that a very slight pressure on it discharges the firearm
If you describe something as hair-trigger, you mean that it is likely to change very violently and suddenly.
set in motion or operation by a very slight impulse
adjective: set in operation by slight provocation
noun: a trigger of a firearm that responds to very slight pressure
noun: a trigger that allows the firing mechanism of a firearm to be operated by very slight pressure

hair-trigger in American English
adjective: easily activated or set off; reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause

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