HAIR TRIGGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hair trigger mean? 

• HAIR TRIGGER (noun)
  The noun HAIR TRIGGER has 1 sense:

1. a gun trigger that responds with little pressure

  Familiarity information: HAIR TRIGGER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAIR TRIGGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gun trigger that responds with little pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hair trigger" is a kind of...):

gun trigger; trigger (lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun)