Meaning & Definition of Steam in English
English⟶
Steam
/stim/
noun
1. Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
synonym:
- steam
verb
1. Travel by means of steam power
- "The ship steamed off into the pacific"
synonym:
- steamer,
- steam
2. Emit steam
- "The rain forest was literally steaming"
synonym:
- steam
3. Rise as vapor
synonym:
- steam
4. Get very angry
- "Her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
synonym:
- steam
5. Clean by means of steaming
- "Steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
synonym:
- steam,
- steam clean
6. Cook something by letting steam pass over it
- "Just steam the vegetables"
synonym:
- steam
Examples of using
A cloud is condensed steam.
‘Look, there, at the large cauldrons, the fire always burns under them. At day and at night I fill them full of people’s tears from this lake and heat them, so that they dry, until I dry the whole lake, until the steam rises up to the sky!..’
No steam breaks bones.