Main Entry:

²steam

Function:

verb

Date:

15th century

transitive verb

1: to give out as fumes : exhale2: to apply steam to ; especially : to expose to the action of steam (as for softening or cooking)intransitive verb1: to rise or pass off as vapor2: to give off steam or vapor3 a: to move or travel by the agency of steam b: to move or proceed with energy or force4: to be angry : boil <steaming over the insult>