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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hair trigger Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The hair-trigger panic button triggered the emergency lockdown procedure.
- The stock market's hair-trigger volatility made investors nervous.
- The hair-trigger sensitivity of the alarm system startled the occupants.
- The child's hair-trigger imagination turned everyday objects into fantastical creatures.
- The hair-trigger laughter of the audience sent shockwaves through the theater.
- The hair-trigger reaction between the chemicals created an instant explosion.
FAQs About the word hair trigger
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
hypersensitive, oversensitive, supersensitive, precise, receptive, sensitive, discerning, perceptive, clear, hyperacute
fading, dull, insensitive, bad, insensitive, numb, numb, dead, dulled, 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.
