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Pressure Cooker

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Noun

1. pressure cooker

autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pressure Cooker

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noun
1. 
a strong hermetically sealed pot in which food may be cooked quickly under pressure at a temperature above the normal boiling point of water
2. New Zealand informal
a trainee student attending a shortened qualifying course

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Pressure Cooker

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an airtight metal container for quick cooking by means of steam under pressure

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pressure Cooker

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n.
1. An airtight metal pot that uses steam under pressure at high temperature to cook food quickly.
2. Informal A situation or an atmosphere of difficulty, stress, or anxiety: "placing children into social, educational pressure cookers" (Fred M. Hechinger).

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