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steam

  [steem] ,
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–noun
1. water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
2. water changed to this form by boiling, extensively used for the generation of mechanical power, for heating purposes, etc.
3. the mist formed when the gas or vapor from boiling water condenses in the air.
4. an exhalation of a vapor or mist.
5. Informal. power or energy.
–verb (used without object)
6. to emit or give off steam or vapor.
7. to rise or pass off in the form of steam or vapor.
8. to become covered with condensed steam, as a window or other surface (often fol. by up).
9. to generate or produce steam, as in a boiler.
10. to move or travel by the agency of steam.
11. to move rapidly or evenly: He steamed out of the room.
12. Informal. to be angry or show anger.
–verb (used with object)
13. to expose to or treat with steam, as in order to heat, cook, soften, renovate, or the like.
14. to emit or exhale (steam or vapor).
15. Slang. to cause to become irked or angry (often fol. by up).
16. to convey by the agency of steam: to steam the ship safely into port.
–adjective
17. heated by or heating with steam: a steam radiator.
18. propelled by or propelling with a steam engine.
19. operated by steam.
20. conducting steam: a steam line.
21. bathed with or affected by steam.
22. of or pertaining to steam.
—Idiom
23. blow off or let off steam, Informal. to give vent to one's repressed emotions, esp. by talking or behaving in an unrestrained manner: Don't take her remarks too seriously—she was just blowing off steam.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME steme, OE stēam; c. D stoom

Related forms:
steamless, adjective
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steam   (stēm)   
n.  

    1. The vapor phase of water.

    2. A mist of cooling water vapor.

    3. Pressurized water vapor used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical power.

    4. The power produced by a machine using pressurized water vapor.

    5. Steam heating.

    1. Pressurized water vapor used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical power.

    2. The power produced by a machine using pressurized water vapor.

    3. Steam heating.

  3. Power; energy.

v.   steamed, steam·ing, steams

v.   intr.

  1. To produce or emit steam.

  2. To become or rise up as steam.

  3. To become misted or covered with steam.

  4. To move by means of steam power.

  5. Informal To become very angry; fume.

v.   tr.
To expose to steam, as in cooking.

[Middle English steme, from Old English stēam.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
steam

  1. tv.
    to anger someone. : The prof steamed the class with the long assignment.
  2. in.
    to be angry. : They steamed for a while and then did as they were told.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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steam (so)

  1. tv.
    to get someone excited. : The coach can really steam up those guys.
  2. tv.
    to get someone angry. (See also steamed (up).) : This whole mess steamed me up but good.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

steam  (n.)
O.E. steam "vapor, fume," from P.Gmc. *staumaz (cf. Du. stoom), of unknown origin. The verb is from O.E. stemen, stymen "to emit a scent or odor;" slang meaning "to make angry" is from 1922. Steamy is first attested 1644; in the sense of "erotic, sexy," it is first recorded 1952. Steamboat is from 1787; steam-engine is from 1751; steamer is 1814 in the cookery sense, 1825 as "a vessel propelled by steam," hence steamer trunk (1885), one that carries the essentials for a voyage. Steam age first attested 1941. Steam heat as a method of temperature control recorded from 1904. Steam-roller is from 1866; as a verb, first recorded 1912.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

steam

see blow off steam; full speed (steam) ahead; get up steam; run out of steam; under one's own steam.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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