Word

steam, v.
(steamed, steaming, steams)
freq. cnt. 3

travel by means of steam power
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

steam steamer

sample sentences

"The ship steamed off into the Pacific"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

steamer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

steamer

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

navigation, pilotage, piloting

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

emit steam
<verb.weather> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

steam

sample sentences

"The rain forest was literally steaming"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

emit, give out, give off

cook something by letting steam pass over it
<verb.change>

steam

sample sentences

"just steam the vegetables"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
The chefs %s the vegetables

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

steamer steamer steam

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

cooking, cookery, preparation

hypernym

cook

clean by means of steaming
<verb.contact>

steam steam clean

sample sentences

"steam-clean the upholstered sofa"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

steam

semantic pointers

hypernym

clean, make clean

get very angry
<verb.emotion>

steam

sample sentences

"her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

anger, see red

rise as vapor
<verb.motion>

steam

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

rise, go up, move up, lift, come up, arise, uprise