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| steamed | |
| 1. adj. Cooked by steaming. |  |
| 2. adj. (slang) Angry, hot under the collar. | |
| steam | |
| 1. n. The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase. | |
| 2. n. Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy. | |
| 3. n. (figuratively) Internal energy for motive power. | |
| After three weeks in bed he was finally able to sit up under his own steam. | |
| 4. n. (figuratively) Pent-up anger. | |
| Dad had to go outside to blow off some steam. | |
| 5. n. A steam-powered vehicle. | |
| 6. n. Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) Any exhalation. | |
| 8. n. (fencing) Fencing without the use of any electric equipment. | |
| 9. v. (cooking, transitive) To cook with steam. | |
| 10. v. To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing. | |
| to steam wood or cloth | |
| 11. v. (intransitive) To produce or vent steam. | |
| 12. v. (intransitive) To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour. | |
| 13. v. (intransitive, figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed. | |
| 14. v. (transitive, figuratively) To make angry. | |
| It really steams me to see her treat him like that. | |
| 15. v. (intransitive) To be covered with condensed water vapor. | |
| With all the heavy breathing going on the windows were quickly steamed in the car. | |
| 16. v. (intransitive) To travel by means of steam power. | |
| We steamed around the Mediterranean. | |
| 17. v. (figuratively, or literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness. | |
| If he heard of anyone picking the fruit he would steam off and lecture them. | |
| 18. v. (obsolete) To exhale. | |
| 19. adj. Old-fashioned; from before the digital age. | |
