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steam ahead

steam ahead verb: to move forward very quickly; to proceed despite obstacles.

Verb

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

  1. To move forward very quickly; to proceed despite obstacles.

Forms of steam ahead

third-person singular presentsteams ahead
present participlesteaming ahead
past participlesteamed ahead
paststeamed ahead

Questions about steam ahead

What does steam ahead mean?
Steam ahead means to move forward very quickly; to proceed despite obstacles.
What part of speech is steam ahead?
Steam ahead is a verb.
What is the past tense of steam ahead?
The past tense of steam ahead is steamed ahead.

Words near steam ahead in the dictionary

  1. stealthy
  2. steam
  3. steam accumulator
  4. steam accumulators
  5. steam age
  6. steam ahead
  7. steam bath
  8. steam baths
  9. steam beer
  10. steam beers
  11. steam boiler

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