Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steam up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: steam up
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become steamy.

verb

To become coated with condensation.

verb

To bring (a steam boiler) up to working steam pressure: to build up a head of steam inside (a boiler).

Transitive verb

verb

to build up a head of steam.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cook by steaming.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The bathroom mirror steamed up when he opened the shower door."
"The large plateglass window, from which I had an excellent view of the countryside the following day, was prevented from steaming up by a de-misting device."
"It takes about an hour to steam up the locomotive."
"Engine 99 had been steaming up since 21:00."
""The master of the Nan-Shan [...] desired Mr. Rout to have steam up to-morrow afternoon at one o'clock sharp.""
"I'll steam up a bunch of dumplings."

Usage

Inflected Forms

steams up (present, singular) steaming up (participle, present) steamed up (participle, past) steamed up (past)

Phrases

steaming up

Frequently Paired Words

steaming up

Synonyms

fog up

Questions

What does steam up mean?: To become steamy.

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