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ALL meanings of steam up

steam up
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  • noun steam up water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor. 1
  • noun steam up water changed to this form by boiling, extensively used for the generation of mechanical power, for heating purposes, etc. 1
  • noun steam up the mist formed when the gas or vapor from boiling water condenses in the air. 1
  • noun steam up an exhalation of a vapor or mist. 1
  • noun steam up Informal. power or energy. 1
  • verb without object steam up to emit or give off steam or vapor. 1
  • verb without object steam up to rise or pass off in the form of steam or vapor. 1
  • verb without object steam up to become covered with condensed steam, as a window or other surface (often followed by up). 1
  • verb without object steam up to generate or produce steam, as in a boiler. 1
  • verb without object steam up to move or travel by the agency of steam. 1
  • verb without object steam up to move rapidly or evenly: He steamed out of the room. 1
  • verb without object steam up Informal. to be angry or show anger: Fans are still steaming from Monday night’s sloppy 5-4 loss. 1
  • verb with object steam up to expose to or treat with steam, as in order to heat, cook, soften, renovate, or the like. 1
  • verb with object steam up to emit or exhale (steam or vapor). 1
  • verb with object steam up Informal. to cause to become irked or angry (often followed by up). 1
  • verb with object steam up to convey by the agency of steam: to steam the ship safely into port. 1
  • adjective steam up heated by or heating with steam: a steam radiator. 1
  • adjective steam up propelled by or propelling with a steam engine. 1
  • adjective steam up operated by steam. 1
  • adjective steam up conducting steam: a steam line. 1
  • adjective steam up bathed with or affected by steam. 1
  • adjective steam up of or relating to steam. 1
  • idioms steam up blow / let off steam, Informal. to give vent to one's repressed emotions, especially by talking or behaving in an unrestrained manner: Don't take her remarks too seriously—she was just blowing off steam. 1
  • intransitivephrasal verbs steam up become obscured by vapour 1
  • transitivephrasal verb steam up anger, annoy 1
  • phrasal verb steam up If someone gets steamed up about something, they are very annoyed about it. 0
  • phrasal verb steam up When a window, mirror, or pair of glasses steams up, it becomes covered with steam or mist. 0
  • verb steam up to cover (windows, etc) or (of windows, etc) to become covered with a film of condensed steam 0
  • verb steam up to excite or make angry 0
  • noun steam up to make excited or angry 0
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