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Definition of Steam
1. Verb. Travel by means of steam power. "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
Category relationships: Navigation, Pilotage, Piloting
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Derivative terms: Steamer, Steamer
2. Noun. Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere.
3. Verb. Emit steam. "The rain forest was literally steaming"
4. Verb. Rise as vapor.
5. Verb. Get very angry. "Her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
6. Verb. Clean by means of steaming. "Steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
7. Verb. Cook something by letting steam pass over it. "The chefs steam the vegetables"; "Just steam the vegetables"
Generic synonyms: Cook
Derivative terms: Steamer, Steamer
Definition of Steam
1. n. The elastic, aëriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor.
2. v. i. To emit steam or vapor.
3. v. t. To exhale.
Definition of Steam
1. Noun. The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase. ¹
2. Noun. Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively) Internal energy for motive power. ¹
4. Noun. (figuratively) Pent-up anger. ¹
5. Noun. A steam-powered vehicle. ¹
6. Noun. Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle ¹
7. Verb. (cooking transitive) To cook with steam ¹
8. Verb. (intransitive) To produce or vent steam. ¹
9. Verb. (intransitive figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive figuratively) To make angry. ¹
11. Verb. (intransitive) To be covered with condensed water vapor. ¹
12. Verb. (intransitive) To travel by means of steam power. ¹
13. Verb. (figuratively or literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness. ¹
14. Adjective. Old-fashioned; from before the digital age. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Steam
1. to expose to steam (water in the form of vapor) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steam
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