hair trigger (Meaning)
hair trigger (n)
a gun trigger that responds with little pressure
hair trigger
delicately adjusted or easily disrupted, a gun trigger so adjusted as to permit the firearm to be fired by a very slight pressure, immediately responsive to the slightest stimulus, immediately responsive
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a gun trigger that responds with little pressuredelicately adjusted or easily disrupted, a gun trigger so adjusted as to permit the firearm to be fired by a ver
supersensitive, oversensitive,hypersensitive, precise,accurate, perceptive, acute, piercing, hyperacute, discerning
bad, fading, fading, dulled, numb, insensitive, dead,bad, numb, dead
The soldier's hair-trigger reflex allowed him to respond instantaneously to the enemy's attack.
The politician's hair-trigger temper flared up at the slightest provocation.
The gun's hair-trigger mechanism made it prone to accidental discharge.
The team's hair-trigger offense exploded for a quick touchdown.
