Meaning of steam up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To become steamy.
2. To become coated with condensation.
3. To bring (a steam boiler) up to working steam pressure: to build up a head of steam inside (a boiler).
   transitive
4. to build up a head of steam.
   intransitive
5. To cook by steaming.
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“The bathroom mirror steamed up when he opened the shower door.”

“The large plateglass window, from which I had an excellent view of the countryside the following day, was prevented from steaming up by a de-misting device.”

“It takes about an hour to steam up the locomotive.”

“Engine 99 had been steaming up since 21:00.”

“"The master of the Nan-Shan [...] desired Mr. Rout to have steam up to-morrow afternoon at one o'clock sharp."”

“I'll steam up a bunch of dumplings.”

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