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pressure cooker

noun

1
: an airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of high-temperature steam under pressure
2
: a situation or environment that is fraught with emotional or social pressures
pressure-cook verb

Example Sentences

The new boss has turned the office into a pressure cooker.
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Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pressure cooker was in 1915

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