Definizione monolingua

steam

steam (third-person singular simple present steams, present participle steaming, simple past and past participle steamed)

1. (cooking, transitive) To cook with steam
2. (intransitive) To produce or vent steam.
3. (intransitive, figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
4. (transitive, figuratively) To make angry.

   It really steams me to see her treat him like that.

5. (intransitive) To be covered with condensed water vapor.

   With all the heavy breathing going on the windows were quickly steamed in the car.

6. (intransitive) To travel by means of steam power.

   We steamed around the Mediterranean.

7. (figuratively or literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness.

   If he heard of anyone picking the fruit he would steam off and lecture them.

   • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:

     That was the hard work largely done as the Ivorian waited for Malouda to steam into the box before releasing a simple crossed pass which the Frenchman side-footed home with aplomb.

steam (uncountable)

1. The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase.
2. Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
3. (figuratively) Internal energy for motive power.

   After three weeks in bed he was finally able to sit up under his own steam.

4. (figuratively) Pent-up anger.

   Dad had to go outside to blow off some steam.

5. A steam-powered vehicle.
6. Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle

steam (not comparable)

1. Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.
   • 1989, “Despite the eras technological marvels, wireless is still magic”, Toronto Star:

     Tom Earle, a CBC radio veteran now compiling audio archives in Ottawa, used to refer to the medium in which he worked as ""steam radio""

   • 2000 January 10, Bill Pannifer, “Sore eyes”, The Independent:

     Unlike the Web, old-fashioned steam television must be viewed in sequence in order to pick out those rare bits of useful information.

   • 2002 September 5, Alex Kirby, “Summit diary: Aftermath”, BBC News:

     In the old days of steam journalism, after cleft sticks had been phased out but before the advent of e-mail, there used to be a fairly sure-fire way of getting your story to the news desk.

   • 2004 April 2, “Ima player. Its time to move on”, Telegraph.co.uk:

     Fox has been at Capital since 1988, where he lurks a little in the shadow of Chris Tarrant, the radio stations monolithic star who has helmed the plum breakfast show slot since the steam radio dawn of time.

Definizione dizionario steam

	vapore
	water vapor
	Il vapore che si forma quando l'acqua dallo stato liquido passa allo stato gassoso.
	The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase after reaching its boiling point.

	vapore acqueo
	The gas phase of water.

evaporare

fumare

fumo

gas

Altri significati:

(figuratively) Internal energy for motive power.

energy

(to) steam

water vapor used for heating or as source of kinetic energy

to produce or vent steam

(figuratively or literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness.

to travel by means of steam power

to become angry

(intransitive, figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.

The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase.

(intransitive) To travel by means of steam power.

(figuratively) Pent-up anger.

(transitive, figuratively) To make angry.

(intransitive) To be covered with condensed water vapor.

Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.

to be covered with condensed water vapor

Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.

cooking: to cook with steam

Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle

(cooking, transitive) To cook with steam

A steam-powered vehicle.

(intransitive) To produce or vent steam.