pressure cooker
/ˈpreʃə kʊkə/noun
उच्चारण प्रेश कुक
प्रेशर कुकर
Core word
noun
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[C]
a strong metal pot with a tightly fitting lid, in which food is cooked quickly by steam under high pressure
प्रेशर कुकर
- Cook the dal in a pressure cooker for three whistles.
- The pressure cooker saves a lot of time and gas.
- She cooked the rice and dal together in a pressure cooker.
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- Never open a pressure cooker until the steam has gone.
- The whistle of the pressure cooker told us lunch was nearly ready.
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[C] informal
a situation in which people feel a lot of stress and pressure
भारी दबाव और तनाव की स्थिति
- The final week before the exam was a real pressure cooker.
- Hostel life before the board exams felt like a pressure cooker.
- The office was a pressure cooker in the last week of the financial year.
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- Final-year students often feel they are living in a pressure cooker.
- The tense atmosphere turned the city into a pressure cooker.