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steam
noun
verb
Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
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stiːm
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noun
Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
verb
Cook something by letting steam pass over it
“Just steam the vegetables”
verb
Clean by means of steaming
“Steam-clean the upholstered sofa”
verb
Get very agitated or angry
“Her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man”
verb
Travel by means of steam power
“The ship steamed off into the Pacific”
verb
Rise as vapor
verb
Emit steam
“The rain forest was literally steaming”
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Just steam the vegetables
Steam-clean the upholstered sofa
Her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man
The ship steamed off into the Pacific
The rain forest was literally steaming
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