Synonyms for steam

verb

  1. To cook

    heat, poach, brew, pressure cook; see cook.

  2. To speed

    rush, sail, hurry; see drive 1, speed.

noun

vaporized water, fumes, fog; see cloud 1, vapor.

See steam in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun

Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity:

animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, puissance, sprightliness, strength. (Informal) get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See action
verb
(Informal)

To be or become angry:

anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack (or top), breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling (or roof), lose one's temper, see red. See feelings

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