steamed up
steamed up is the simple past and past participle of steam up.
Adjective
steamed up (comparative more steamed up, superlative most steamed up)
- steamy or coated with condensation
- The bathroom mirror was steamed up.
- angry; irate
- Just calm down. There's no point getting steamed up about it.
Meaning of steam up
Verb
steam up (third-person singular simple present steams up, present participle steaming up, simple past and past participle steamed up)
- To become steamy.
- To become coated with condensation.
- The bathroom mirror steamed up when he opened the shower door.
- Synonyms:
- fog up
- To bring (a steam boiler) up to working steam pressure: to build up a head of steam inside (a boiler).
- It takes about an hour to steam up the locomotive.
- to build up a head of steam.
- Engine 99 had been steaming up since 21:00.
- To cook by steaming.
- I'll steam up a bunch of dumplings.
Forms of steamed up
| comparative | more steamed up |
|---|---|
| superlative | most steamed up |
Questions about steamed up
- What does steamed up mean?
- Steamed up means steamy or coated with condensation.
- What is steamed up the simple past and past participle of?
- Steamed up is the simple past and past participle of steam up.
- What part of speech is steamed up?
- Steamed up is an adjective.
Words near steamed up in the dictionary
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