Steam - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |stiːm|  American pronunciation of the word steam
Brit.  |stiːm|  British pronunciation of the word steam

noun

- water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

verb

- travel by means of steam power (syn: steamer)
The ship steamed off into the Pacific
- emit steam
The rain forest was literally steaming
- rise as vapor
- get very angry
her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man
- clean by means of steaming
steam-clean the upholstered sofa
- cook something by letting steam pass over it
just steam the vegetables

Extra examples

Careful, the steam from the pot is hot.

The boat runs on steam.

He wiped the steam from the mirrors.

He was afraid he would run out of steam before the end of the race.

I was making good progress this morning, but now I'm starting to run out of steam.

She prefers to steam carrots rather than boil them.

Their breath steamed the windows.

He was lacking in steam.

The young lady had steamed over from America.

Steam rose from the hot tub.

The engines are driven by steam.

Steam the vegetables lightly.

We steamed from port to port.

Geoff steamed in ten minutes late.

The windows have steamed over, and I can't see out.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: steam
he/she/it: steams
present participle: steaming
past tense: steamed
past participle: steamed
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