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Definition of high-pressure adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

high-pressure

adjective

[only before noun]

1that involves a lot of worry and anxiety synonym stressful a high-pressure job

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2that involves aggressive ways of persuading someone to do something or to buy something high-pressure sales techniques

3using or containing a great force of a gas or a liquid a high-pressure water-jet

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