steam up

verb

steamed up; steaming up; steams up

transitive verb

: to make angry or excited : arouse

Examples of steam up in a Sentence

finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up
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Inside, the sparse cabin features a pair of weatherproof speakers with Bluetooth connectivity, plus the windshield is heated (to avoid steaming up, should the weather turn), and there are modern conveniences like LED headlamps and four proper seat belts. Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 The water bath and lemons should get hot enough to steam up the window on the microwave door. Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024 With Jordan now on board to direct and star, the next priority is to find his co-star to steam up the screen with; given what the previous roles did for their respective female leads, the part is sure to draw the attention of many A-listers in town. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024 Steaming is simple and effective; pop a wide array of foods like veggies, fish, and dumplings into the steamer of your choosing, let the water steam up, and a complete meal cooks in minutes while barely dirtying a dish. Andrew Watman, WIRED, 29 June 2024 The design contains a water waste system so that the moisture from the food has somewhere to go without contaminating the clean water that’s getting ready to steam up. Andrew Watman, WIRED, 29 June 2024 Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions On April 25, 1915, when British, French, and Australian and New Zealand troops landed on the strategic Gallipoli Peninsula, their objective was to knock out Ottoman defenses and make way for Allied navies to steam up the Dardanelles strait toward Istanbul. Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2015 But many other ingredients benefit from long, slow cooking, and a pot of chickpeas or beets will steam up your kitchen as pleasantly and fill your belly just as heartily as chicken or beef. Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024 This historical option for steaming up food is said to go back before the Song dynasty in China (860-1279). Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of steam up was in 1922

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“Steam up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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