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picked up steam

picked up steam is the simple past and past participle of pick up steam.

Meaning of pick up 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

Questions about picked up steam

What is picked up steam the simple past and past participle of?
Picked up steam is the simple past and past participle of pick up steam.

Words near picked up steam in the dictionary

  1. picked up
  2. picked up on
  3. picked up one's crumbs
  4. picked up one's marbles and gone home
  5. picked up one's marbles and went home
  6. picked up steam
  7. picked up stitches
  8. picked up the ball and ran with it
  9. picked up the ball and run with it
  10. picked up the mantle
  11. picked up the pace

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