high pressure

UK: /ˌhaɪˈprɛʃə^r/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ˈhigh-ˈpres•sure,  adj., v., -sured, -sur•ing. 
adj. 

1. having or involving a pressure above the normal:
   a high-pressure weather front.
2. involving a high degree of stress;
   demanding:
   a high-pressure job.
3. vigorous;
   persistent;
   aggressive:
   a high-pressure sales pitch.

v. [~ + object]

4. to use aggressive or forceful sales tactics on (someone):
   high-pressured into buying a car.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

high-pres•sure  (hī′presh′ər), adj., v., -sured, -sur•ing. 
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 and unrelenting sales tactics on (a prospective customer):
   high-pressured into buying a car.

• 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

high-pressure adjective

1. having, using, involving, or designed to withstand a pressure above normal pressure
2. (of selling) persuasive in an aggressive and persistent manner