Synonyms of steam

Noun


1. steam, vapor, vapour

usage: water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

Verb


1. steamer, steam, travel, go, move, locomote

usage: travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"

2. steam, emit, give out, give off

usage: emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"

3. steam, rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise

usage: rise as vapor

4. steam, anger, see red

usage: get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"

5. steam, steam clean, clean, make clean

usage: clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"

6. steam, cook

usage: cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"

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Definition and meaning of steam (Dictionary)