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 Definitions of hair-trigger  [ˈhɛərˌstrik]  

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Definition of 'hair-trigger' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) hair-trigger
easily activated or set off; put into operation by the slightest impulse.

2.  hair-trigger
reacting immediately to the slightest provocation:
a hair-trigger temper.

Etymology:  (1885–90)

Definition of 'hair-trigger' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) hair trigger
a gun trigger that responds with little pressure

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