steam
/stim/
verb
- To produce or give off steam.
- The hot pavement steamed after the rain stopped.
- The soup was steaming in the cold air.
- The kettle began to steam as the water heated up.
- To cook food by exposing it to steam.
- I like to steam vegetables to keep them healthy.
- You can steam fish with ginger and soy sauce.
- She steamed the dumplings for ten minutes.
- To move by means of steam power.
- They steamed up the river on a historic boat.
- The ship steamed into the harbor at dawn.
- The old train steamed across the countryside.
- To be very angry (often used in the phrase 'steamed' or 'steaming').
- She got all steamed up about the unfair decision.
- Don't get so steamed over a small mistake.
- He was steaming after the argument with his boss.
noun
- The hot gas that water turns into when it boils.
- Steam engines use steam to power trains and machines.
- Steam rose from the pot of boiling soup.
- The bathroom was full of steam after the hot shower.
- Energy, power, or momentum, especially when moving forward or making progress.
- The project lost steam after the manager left.
- The campaign is gaining steam as more people join.
- She ran out of steam halfway through the marathon.