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| itchy trigger finger |
| 1. n. The trigger finger of a person eager to fire their weapon or likely to do so unexpectedly. |
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| 2. n. The metaphorical trigger finger of a person with a tendency or readiness to act in haste or without consideration; a tendency to so act. |
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| Given any remote chance to gun down an effective spokesman for conservative economics as a secret fascist and torturer, even Nobel laureates can, we see, succumb to an itchy trigger finger. |
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| Analysis |
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| itchy |
| 1. adj. Having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch. |
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| trigger |
| 1. n. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. |
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| Just pull the trigger. |
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| 2. n. A similar device used to activate any mechanism. |
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| 3. n. An event that initiates others, or incites a response. |
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| Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking. |
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| finger |
| 1. n. (anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb. |
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| Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers. |
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| 2. n. (zoology) Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly: |
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| 3. n. The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw. |
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| 4. n. One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers. |
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