- having or involving a pressure above the normal: high-pressure steam.
- vigorous; persistent; aggressive: high-pressure salesmanship.
- to employ aggressively forceful and unrelenting sales tactics on (a prospective customer): high-pressured into buying a car.
Origin of high-pressure
First recorded in 1815–25
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Examples from the Web for high-pressure
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To raise oil from the depths, rigs often inject water at high-pressure into the wells.Renewables Can Make Fossil Fuel More Efficient
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He recognized the signs of high-pressure, and the light in Wrayson's eyes puzzled him.The Avenger
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Both Trevithick and Evans invented the high-pressure engine.The Age of Invention
It is a high-pressure engine, and there is no way of slowing it down materially.Pharaoh's Broker
I am the same Trevithick that invented the high-pressure engine.
This was the first mishap from the use of high-pressure steam.
- having, using, involving, or designed to withstand a pressure above normal pressurea high-pressure gas; a high-pressure cylinder
- informal (of selling) persuasive in an aggressive and persistent manner