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steam
/stim/
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Definitions of steam
  1. verb
    clean by means of steaming
    "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"

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    steam clean
    type of:
    make clean clean
  2. verb
    travel by means of steam power
    "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"

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    steamer
    type of:
    go locomote move travel
  3. verb
    cook something by letting steam pass over it
    "just steam the vegetables"
    type of:
    cook
  4. verb
    emit steam
    "The rain forest was literally steaming"
  5. verb
    get very angry
    "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
    type of:
    see red anger
  6. verb
    rise as vapor
  7. noun
    water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
    type of:
    vapour vapor
Examples of steam
  • "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
  • "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
  • "just steam the vegetables"
  • "The rain forest was literally steaming"
  • "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
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