Definition of "high-pressure" []

• Of or relating to pressures higher than normal, especially higher than atmospheric pressure. (adjective)
• Informal Using aggressive, persistent persuasive tactics: a high-pressure salesperson. (adjective)
• Informal Full of or imposing great stress or tension: a high-pressure job. (adjective)
• Informal To attempt to sell (something) or persuade (someone) by using aggressive, persistent tactics. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The sharp drop occurred after workers activated an emergency cooling mechanism known as a high-pressure coolant-injection system, or HPCI, to prevent the overheating of the reactor core."
• "It also uses a process called high-pressure pasteurization to make the juice without heating it."
• "This is business to business B2B sales, not one-call high-pressure sales."