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pressure-cook

/ˈprɛʃ.ər ˌkʊk/

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verb

/ˈprɛʃ.ər ˌkʊk/C1formalculinary
  • ruГотовить еду в скороварке или, в переносном смысле, подвергать кого-то или что-то интенсивному стрессу или давлению.

A verb meaning to cook food in a pressure cooker, or metaphorically to subject someone or something to intense stress or pressure.

  1. Cook in a pressure cookerB1formalculinary

    To cook food quickly in a sealed pot that uses steam pressure to raise the boiling point of water.

    ruГотовить в скороварке

    • She pressure-cooked the beans to save time.
    • You can pressure-cook a whole chicken in under an hour.
    • He pressure-cooked the stew until the meat was tender.
Forms
  • pressure-cooked past participle
  • pressure-cooked past simple
  • pressure-cooking present participle
  • pressure-cooks third person singular