steam
water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
• Hypernyms:
vapor, vapour
• Hyponyms:
live steam
1. travel by means of steam power (Freq. 2)
- The ship steamed off into the Pacific
• Syn:
steamer
• Derivationally related forms:
steamer, steamer (for: steamer)
• Topics:
navigation, pilotage, piloting
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
2. emit steam (Freq. 1)
- The rain forest was literally steaming
• Hypernyms:
emit, give out, give off
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. rise as vapor
• Hypernyms:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up,
come up, uprise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. get very angry
- her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man
• Hypernyms:
anger, see red
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. clean by means of steaming
- steam-clean the upholstered sofa
• Syn:
steam clean
• Hypernyms:
clean, make clean
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. cook something by letting steam pass over it
- just steam the vegetables
• Derivationally related forms:
steamer
• Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
• Hypernyms:
cook
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The chefs steam the vegetables
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