to steam
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1.0
- verb
- /stiːm/
:
desprender vapor
- The water churned and steamed in the dark; mud bubbled and snorted.
- steaming cups of tea
The showers beat at the corner of the street, the cab house steams.
- The showers beat at the corner of the street, the cab house steams.
Examples
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At Meiglan's silent prompting, her squire Kierun approached Ruala with a steaming cup of taze.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'm just old, and my eyes steam over sometimes.
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The windows steam up if you do it right.
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Oh, man, it's steaming up!
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His thick glasses are steamed up, but he finally looks warm.
Fiction book (1993) -
You're steaming up the windows.
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The river was green, choppy, and steaming slightly in the cold air.
Fiction book (1992) -
The surface of the Hadeshorn steamed, and the air was filled with mist.
Fiction book (1993) -
Netta got up and gingerly peered into a skillet that was steaming on a front burner.
Fiction book (1992) -
When the kettle boiled, it started to steam as the vapor escaped.
Synonyms
45
3.5
Change a liquid like water into gas by heating
17
5.3
To change from a liquid into gas, usually by heating
1
4.6
To give off visible smoke or gas from something
1
6.3
To rise and spread in the air like smoke or steam
Idioms
To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
14
3.5
Do something active, like go for a run, to feel less angry or stressed
Compounds
- Specialized
10
3.5
A machine that uses steam from hot water to move parts like pistons or wheels
- Archaic
2
5.7
A large machine with a bucket that digs and moves earth in construction and mining
- Specialized
1
3.9
A closed tank that heats water to make steam to power machines or heat buildings
- Specialized
1
3.5
A system that makes hot vapor in a heater to warm rooms through pipes and radiators
- Archaic
A solid fuel burned in steam boilers to make steam for engines or power plants
- Specialized
A machine that uses high-pressure steam to make a vacuum by pulling in liquids or gases
- Specialized
Work that installs and fixes pipes and machines for steam, heating or cooling systems
- Archaic
A musical instrument that uses hot air to make whistles played by a keyboard
How Steamy
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5.3
33
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Steam originally meant 'vapor' in old English. To steam (give off vapor) simply means to send out that hot water gas when something gets very hot.