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steams up

steams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of steam up.

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)

  1. To become steamy.
  2. To become coated with condensation.
    • The bathroom mirror steamed up when he opened the shower door.
    Synonyms:
    fog up
  3. (transitive) 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.
  4. (intransitive) to build up a head of steam.
    • Engine 99 had been steaming up since 21:00.
  5. (transitive) To cook by steaming.
    • I'll steam up a bunch of dumplings.

Questions about steams up

What is steams up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Steams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of steam up.

Words near steams up in the dictionary

  1. steamrolling
  2. steamrolls
  3. steams
  4. steams ahead
  5. steams off
  6. steams up
  7. steamship
  8. steamships
  9. steamsona
  10. steamsonas
  11. steamtable

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