Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
steam someone’s beam — tv. to make someone angry. □ Being stood up really steams my beam! □ Come on, don’t steam your beam. Remember how hard times are now … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
steam — steam1 [ stim ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated: The steam from the volcano rose 3,000 meters into the air. a steam bath a ) the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Steam car — Stanley Steam Car (1912) White touring car (1909) … Wikipedia
steam open — phrasal : to unglue by the action of steam steam open the envelope * * * steam open To soften the gum of, and peel open (sealed envelopes) under exposure to steam • • • Main Entry: ↑steam * * * ˌsteam ˈopen [transitive] [ … Useful english dictionary
steam open — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms steam open : present tense I/you/we/they steam open he/she/it steams open present participle steaming open past tense steamed open past participle steamed open to use steam to separate two edges or pieces of… … English dictionary
steam up — 1) PHR V PASSIVE If someone gets steamed up about something, they are very annoyed about it. [get V ed P about n] The general manager may have got steamed up about nothing... [get V ed P] I remember going to the lecture in my first week and… … English dictionary
steam — 1. tv. to anger someone. □ She steamed him by being two hours late. □ The prof steamed the class with the long assignment. 2. in. to be angry. □ She was absolutely steaming. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Fireman (steam engine) — A boilerman, sometimes called a fireman or stoker Fireman or stoker is the job title for someone whose job is to tend the fire for the running of a steam engine. On steam locomotives the term fireman is usually used, while on steamships and… … Wikipedia
Yerself Is Steam — Studio album by Mercury Rev Released May 14, 1991 Recorded … Wikipedia
madden — verb 1) what maddens people most is his vagueness Syn: infuriate, exasperate, irritate; incense, anger, enrage, provoke, upset, agitate, vex, irk, make someone s hackles rise, make someone see red; informal aggravate, make someone s blood boil,… … Thesaurus of popular words
