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high-pressure

[ hahy-presh-er ]

adjective

  1. having or involving a pressure above the normal:

    high-pressure steam.

  2. vigorous; persistent; aggressive:

    high-pressure salesmanship.



verb (used with object)

high-pressured, high-pressuring.
  1. to employ aggressively forceful and unrelenting sales tactics on (a prospective customer):

    high-pressured into buying a car.

high-pressure

adjective

  1. having, using, involving, or designed to withstand a pressure above normal pressure

    a high-pressure cylinder

    a high-pressure gas

  2. informal.
    (of selling) persuasive in an aggressive and persistent manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of high-pressure1

First recorded in 1815–25
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