high-pressure
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Definitions
adjective
- Operating at relatively high pressure, such as several times atmospheric pressure.
- Tense; stressful.“High-pressure situations can lead to nervous breakdowns.”
- Involving much persuasion.
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aggressivehard-hittingpressurepressurizedoppressivecoercivehigh-handedheavy-handedhigh-voltageoverpressurizedhyperbaricpressuresomepressurisedsupersaturatedoverpressurisedoverpressured