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high-pressure vs. low-pressure

high-pressure

adjective

  1. having or involving a pressure above the normal:

    high-pressure steam.

  2. vigorous; persistent; aggressive:

    high-pressure salesmanship.

verb (used with object)

high-pressured, high-pressuring.
  1. to employ aggressively forceful and unrelenting sales tactics on (a prospective customer):

    high-pressured into buying a car.

low-pressure

adjective

  1. having or involving a low or below-normal pressure, as steam or water.
  2. without vigor or persistence; not forceful or aggressive:

    a low-pressure campaign.

  3. quietly persuasive; subtle; indirect:

    a low-pressure salesman.