pressure cooker (redirected from pressure-cooked)

pressure cooker

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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pressure cooker

n

1. (Cookery) (Cookery) 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. (Social Science / Education) NZ informal a trainee student attending a shortened qualifying course

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pressure cooker - autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water autoclave, steriliser, sterilizer - a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

Translations

pressure cooker n → pentola a pressione

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pressure cooker n → pentola a pressione