- high-pressure adj
- [ˌhaɪ'prɛʃə(r)]
ad alta pressione, fig aggressivo (-a)
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high-pressure adj
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high-pressure — adj [only before noun] 1.) a high pressure job or situation is one in which you need to work very hard = ↑stressful 2.) high pressure sales/selling methods etc very direct and often successful ways of persuading people to buy something ▪ high… … Dictionary of contemporary English
high-pressure — ☆ high pressure [hī′presh′ər ] adj. 1. a) having, using, or withstanding a high or relatively high pressure b) having or indicating a high barometric pressure 2. using or applying forcefully persuasive or insistent methods or arguments [high… … English World dictionary
high-pressure — high′ pres′sure adj. v. sured, sur•ing 1) having or involving a pressure above the normal 2) involving a high degree of stress; demanding: a high pressure job[/ex] 3) vigorous; persistent; aggressive: high pressure salesmanship[/ex] 4) to use… … From formal English to slang
high-pressure — adj. High pressure is used with these nouns: ↑situation … Collocations dictionary
high-pressure — /huy presh euhr/, adj., v., high pressured, high pressuring. adj. 1. having or involving a pressure above the normal: high pressure steam. 2. vigorous; persistent; aggressive: high pressure salesmanship. v.t. 3. to employ aggressively forceful… … Universalium
high-pressure — adj vigorous, active, energetic. See high powered (defs.1, 2) … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
high — {{11}}high (adj.) O.E. heh (Anglian), heah (W.Saxon) of great height, lofty, tall, exalted, high class, from P.Gmc. *haukhaz (Cf. O.S. hoh, O.N. har, Dan. hèi, Swed. hög, O.Fris. hach, Du. hoog, O.H.G. hoh, Ger. hoch, Goth. hauhs … Etymology dictionary
high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… … Useful english dictionary
high-pres|sure — «HY PREHSH uhr», adjective, verb, sured, sur|ing. –adj. 1. having, using, or resisting more than the usual pressure: »a high pressure boiler. 2. having high barometric pressure: »Air generally moves from a high pressure area into a low pressure… … Useful english dictionary
high — [hī] adj. [ME heigh, hei, hie < OE heah, akin to Ger hoch, Goth hauhs < IE * keuk < base * keu , to curve, arch > Sans kakúd , peak, Russ kúča, heap] 1. of more than normal height; lofty; tall: not used of persons 2. extending upward… … English World dictionary
pressure-cooker — adj, always used before a noun the pressure cooker [=high pressure] atmosphere of law school • • • Main Entry: ↑pressure cooker … Useful english dictionary
