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steam

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steam in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
    steam 
verb
  1. cook something by letting steam pass over it
    "just steam the vegetables"
    steam 
  2. clean by means of steaming
    "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
    steam  steam clean 
  3. get very angry
    "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
    steam 
  4. rise as vapor
    steam 
  5. travel by means of steam power
    "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
    steamer  steam 
  6. emit steam
    "The rain forest was literally steaming"
    steam 
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