Definitions of steam:

  • noun:   water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
  • verb:   emit steam
    Example: "The rain forest was literally steaming"
  • verb:   cook something by letting steam pass over it
    Example: "Just steam the vegetables"
  • verb:   clean by means of steaming
    Example: "Steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
  • verb:   get very angry
    Example: "Her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
  • verb:   travel by means of steam power
    Example: "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
  • verb:   rise as vapor