English Explanatory Dictionary

steam up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become steamy.
  2. To become coated with condensation.
  3. To bring (a steam boiler) up to working steam pressure: to build up a head of steam inside (a boiler).
  4. to build up a head of steam.
  5. To cook by steaming.

Word forms

steam up steams up steaming up steamed up

Synonyms

fog up

Related words

steaming up
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