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high-pressure

[ hahy-presh-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, high-pres·sured, high-pres·sur·ing.

to employ aggressively forceful and unrelenting sales tactics on (a prospective customer):
high-pressured into buying a car.

high-pressure

having, using, involving, or designed to withstand a pressure above normal pressure
a high-pressure cylinder
a high-pressure gas
informal.
(of selling) persuasive in an aggressive and persistent manner

First recorded in 1815–25

How does high-pressure compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

The University of Phoenix says high-pressure tactics are not tolerated.

To raise oil from the depths, rigs often inject water at high-pressure into the wells.

Pumping high-pressure fluids into the rock causes fractures, which makes extracting the fossil fuels more efficient.

There is definitely excess in this business, and high pressure.

It gives you a sense of patience for the ups and downs of the high pressure moments of the campaign.

With him one is at high pressure all the time, and I have gained a good many more ideas from him than I can work up in a hurry.

Trevithick's high-pressure steam boring engine enabled him to penetrate the rock five times as fast as the quarryman's power.

The use of the high-pressure steam agricultural engine was not confined to Cornwall.

This was probably the first application of high-pressure steam to give motion to pump-rods.

The Herland 33-inch pole high-pressure expansive steam puffer-engine commenced its up-stroke with steam of 150 lbs.

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