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pick up steam

pick up steam verb: synonym of gather steam.

Verb

pick up steam (third-person singular simple present picks up steam, present participle picking up steam, simple past and past participle picked up steam)

  1. Synonym of gather steam.
    Synonyms:
    gather steam

Synonyms of pick up steam

Forms of pick up steam

third-person singular presentpicks up steam
present participlepicking up steam
past participlepicked up steam
pastpicked up steam

Questions about pick up steam

What does pick up steam mean?
Pick up steam means synonym of gather steam.
What part of speech is pick up steam?
Pick up steam is a verb.
What is the past tense of pick up steam?
The past tense of pick up steam is picked up steam.

Words near pick up steam in the dictionary

  1. pick up lines
  2. pick up on
  3. pick up one's crumbs
  4. pick up one's marbles and go home
  5. pick up speed
  6. pick up steam
  7. pick up stitches
  8. pick up stompies
  9. pick up the ball and run with it
  10. pick up the mantle
  11. pick up the pace

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