back-pressure (C1)
adjective
Definition
back-pressure means at or near the rear. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as back-pressure.
A back-pressure tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became back-pressure after the announcement.
How to Use back-pressure
- back-pressure + noun (collocation)
- Use back-pressure before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a back-pressure reaction."
- become back-pressure (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became back-pressure near the end."
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