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Meaning of 'high-pressure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . High-pressure [ a.]
- Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc.
- Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or social life.

Meaning of 'high-pressure' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . high-pressure [ s]
Meaning (1):
- aggressively and persistently persuasive
Example in sentence:
  • a hard-hitting advertising campaign;
  • a high-pressure salesman

Nearby Words:

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