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hair trigger
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
hair trigger
(noun)
hair–trigger
(adjective)
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hair trigger
noun
plural
hair triggers
hair trigger
noun
plural
hair triggers
Learner's definition of HAIR TRIGGER
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a trigger on a gun that needs very little pressure to cause the gun to shoot
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