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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESSURE-COOK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESSURE-COOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pressure-Cook is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pressure-cook in English.

WHAT DOES PRESSURE-COOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pressure-cook in the English dictionary

The definition of pressure-cook in the dictionary is to cook in a pressure cooker.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRESSURE-COOK

PRESENT

Present
I pressure-cook
you pressure-cook
he/she/it pressure-cooks
we pressure-cook
you pressure-cook
they pressure-cook
Present continuous
I am pressure-cooking
you are pressure-cooking
he/she/it is pressure-cooking
we are pressure-cooking
you are pressure-cooking
they are pressure-cooking
Present perfect
I have pressure-cooked
you have pressure-cooked
he/she/it has pressure-cooked
we have pressure-cooked
you have pressure-cooked
they have pressure-cooked
Present perfect continuous
I have been pressure-cooking
you have been pressure-cooking
he/she/it has been pressure-cooking
we have been pressure-cooking
you have been pressure-cooking
they have been pressure-cooking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I pressure-cooked
you pressure-cooked
he/she/it pressure-cooked
we pressure-cooked
you pressure-cooked
they pressure-cooked
Past continuous
I was pressure-cooking
you were pressure-cooking
he/she/it was pressure-cooking
we were pressure-cooking
you were pressure-cooking
they were pressure-cooking
Past perfect
I had pressure-cooked
you had pressure-cooked
he/she/it had pressure-cooked
we had pressure-cooked
you had pressure-cooked
they had pressure-cooked
Past perfect continuous
I had been pressure-cooking
you had been pressure-cooking
he/she/it had been pressure-cooking
we had been pressure-cooking
you had been pressure-cooking
they had been pressure-cooking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pressure-cook
you will pressure-cook
he/she/it will pressure-cook
we will pressure-cook
you will pressure-cook
they will pressure-cook
Future continuous
I will be pressure-cooking
you will be pressure-cooking
he/she/it will be pressure-cooking
we will be pressure-cooking
you will be pressure-cooking
they will be pressure-cooking
Future perfect
I will have pressure-cooked
you will have pressure-cooked
he/she/it will have pressure-cooked
we will have pressure-cooked
you will have pressure-cooked
they will have pressure-cooked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pressure-cooking
you will have been pressure-cooking
he/she/it will have been pressure-cooking
we will have been pressure-cooking
you will have been pressure-cooking
they will have been pressure-cooking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would pressure-cook
you would pressure-cook
he/she/it would pressure-cook
we would pressure-cook
you would pressure-cook
they would pressure-cook
Conditional continuous
I would be pressure-cooking
you would be pressure-cooking
he/she/it would be pressure-cooking
we would be pressure-cooking
you would be pressure-cooking
they would be pressure-cooking
Conditional perfect
I would have pressure-cook
you would have pressure-cook
he/she/it would have pressure-cook
we would have pressure-cook
you would have pressure-cook
they would have pressure-cook
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pressure-cooking
you would have been pressure-cooking
he/she/it would have been pressure-cooking
we would have been pressure-cooking
you would have been pressure-cooking
they would have been pressure-cooking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pressure-cook
we let´s pressure-cook
you pressure-cook
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pressure-cook
Past participle
pressure-cooked
Present Participle
pressure-cooking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESSURE-COOK

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pressure gradient
pressure group
pressure head
pressure point
pressure sore
pressure suit
pressure ulcer
pressure vessel
pressure-feed
pressured
pressureless
pressurisation
pressuriser
pressurization
pressurize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESSURE-COOK

book
cook
Facebook
hook
in my book
look
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nook
notebook
olicook
on the hook
outcook
outlook
overcook
pastrycook
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the book
the New Look
undercook

Synonyms and antonyms of pressure-cook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pressure-cook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESSURE-COOK

Find out the translation of pressure-cook to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pressure-cook from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pressure-cook» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

压煮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

presión - cocinero
570 millions of speakers

English

pressure-cook
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दबाव कुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضغط طبخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

давление - повар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pressão -cook
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাপ- রাঁধুনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cuire à la cocotte-minute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tekanan-masak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mit Dampf kochen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

圧力調理
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

압력 요리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tekanan-masak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áp suất nấu ăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குக்கரில் வேக வைக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रेशर-कूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Basınca aşçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pressione - cuoco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kucharz na ciśnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тиск - кухар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

presiune - bucătar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίεση - cook
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

druk - kok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tryck kock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

press - kokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pressure-cook

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESSURE-COOK»

The term «pressure-cook» is regularly used and occupies the 92.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESSURE-COOK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pressure-cook» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pressure-cook» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pressure-cook

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESSURE-COOK»

Discover the use of pressure-cook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pressure-cook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
High Blood Pressure Cookbook
Our Latest Addition To Total Health Series, High Blood Pressure Cookbook Is Sure To Help You Overcome The Misconception That Diet For Hypertension Is Bland, Raw And Boring. Click Here For More Details.
Tarla Dalal, 2006
2
Mostly Macro: A Guide to Healthy Cuisine for the ...
Pressure-cook about 10 minutes (soaking is not required). Boil 3 hours. Pressure -cook about 15 minutes. Boil 3-4 hours. Pressure-cook about 12-15 minutes. Boil 1 hour. Pressure-cook about 10 minutes. Boil lV2 hours. Pressure-cook about ...
Lisa Turner, 1995
3
The Vegetarian Female
Cooking Vegetables Amount of Water Cooking Time Broccoli (1 V-2 Boil: enough to cover Boil: flowerets, 5-10 min; stems, 10-15 min Brussels sprouts (\ to 1 qt) Boil: 10-15 min Pressure cook: V3 cup Pressure cook: 1 \-2 min Boil: enough to ...
Anika L. Avery-Grant, 1999
4
The Everything Pressure Cooker Cookbook
Pressure cookers will boost flavor and cut cooking time a whopping 70 percent - but only if you know how to use them. In this cookbook, author Pamela Rice Hahn teaches you about the joys of cooking with a pressure cooker.
Pamela Rice Hahn, 2009
5
Vegetarian Times
To pressure-cook beans, place in a pressure cooker and cover with water (three parts water to one part beans). Presoaking is not needed. Do not fill cooker more than two-thirds full. Add one tablespoon oil to prevent foaming. Cover and bring ...
6
Cruising Chef Cookbook
Pressure cook thirty minutes. Cool, open lid, stir, simmer to desired consistency. DAAL (CURRIED LENTILS OVER RICE): See page 87 LENTILS WITH SPINACH AND APPLES 2 cups lentils 5 cups chicken stock 1 onion, chopped 1 onion, ...
Michael Greenwald, Marcy Raphael, 2010
7
The Way We Cook: Recipes from the New American Kitchen
Add the chicken (including the neck and gizzard), salt, and 8 cups of water. Lock the lid of the pressure cooker in place and set it over high heat to bring the pressure to high. Adjust the heat to maintain high pressure. Cook for 15 minutes.
Sheryl Julian, Julie Riven, 2003
8
Pressure Perfect: Two Hour Taste in Twenty Minutes Using ...
This ultimate guide to pressure cooking is a must for all busy cooks, boaters, brides, college students, and anyone looking for a great way to make irresistible, healthy, home-made food fast.
Lorna J. Sass, 2004
9
The Everything Healthy Pressure Cooker Cookbook: Includes ...
Cover the beans with water and pressure cook for 15–20 minutes at high pressure. Open with the natural release method, then strain and rinse before serving. Adzuki Beans 1. Put all of the ingredients in the pressure cooker. Close and lock ...
Laura Pazzaglia, 2012
10
The Pressure Cooker Gourmet: 225 Recipes for Great-Tasting, ...
As on the stove top, flageolets take longer to pressure cook than Great Northerns: Add 1 cup more water to the basic recipe for Great Northern white beans, increase the cooking time to 40 minutes, and allow the flageolets to sit for 10 minutes ...
Victoria Wise, 2004

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESSURE-COOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pressure-cook is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chole Paneer Recipe
Cover tightly and pressure-cook the chickpeas for 10 to 12 whistles. The chickpeas should be cooked well. Discard the softened amla pieces or ... «HungryForever, Jun 15»
2
The delightful dumplings
Boil the potatoes in salted water till tender. This will take about 40 minutes. Do not be tempted to pressure-cook. Drain and while potatoes are ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
3
Boil, grill, or fry? The healthiest way to cook food
And to add to our contemporary woes, we pressure-cook, microwave, deep-fry, re-heat and re-fry. It's the taste that matters today. Nutritional ... «New Vision, Jun 15»
4
From eons to hours: new process can pressure-cook algae into …
A new discovery could let scientists artificially create crude oil in under an hour, accelerating a natural process that normally takes at least a few ... «ExtremeTech, Dec 13»

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