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high-pressure

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Operating at relatively high pressure, such as several times atmospheric pressure.
  2. Tense; stressful.

    High-pressure situations can lead to nervous breakdowns.

  3. Involving much persuasion.

    High-pressure salesmanship on the part of the Electro-Motive subsidiary of the General Motors Corporation, which has built by far the largest proportion of the American diesels to date, there certainly has been - to such an extent, indeed, as to compel the old-established builders of steam locomotives, such as Baldwins, the American Locomotive Company and the Lima Locomotive Company, either to follow suit or go out of the locomotive building business altogether - [...].

verb

  1. To coerce someone to perform or carry out an action by applying a high degree of psychological pressure.