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high-pressure
[hahy-presh-er]
adjective
having or involving a pressure above the normal.
high-pressure steam.
vigorous; persistent; aggressive.
high-pressure salesmanship.
verb (used with object)
to employ aggressively forceful and unrelenting sales tactics on (a prospective customer).
high-pressured into buying a car.
high-pressure
adjective
having, using, involving, or designed to withstand a pressure above normal pressure
a high-pressure gas
a high-pressure cylinder
informal, (of selling) persuasive in an aggressive and persistent manner
Word History and Origins
Origin of high-pressure1
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Example Sentences
This design choice allows the company to circumvent “much of the sophisticated set of equipment and specialized materials that are needed to maintain high-pressure operation,” in addition to ensuring safety, analysts wrote.
“Can you imagine if he’s out there every single week putting his life on the line doing this very dangerous, very high-pressure, high-intensity sport, and I’m like, ‘I wonder what my choreo should be?’”
"Can you imagine if he's out there, every single week, doing this very dangerous, very high-pressure, high-intensity sport and I'm like: 'I wonder what my choreography should be?'"
The difficult winter also saw England knocked out of the T20 World Cup in the group stages last autumn, and led to scrutiny surrounding the team's fitness, attitude and ability to perform in high-pressure situations.
It involves drilling into the earth and directing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals at a rock layer, to release the gas inside.
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