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Steam (stēm), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steamed (stēmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Steaming.]
1. To emit steam or vapor.
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My brother's ghost hangs hovering there,
O'er his warm blood, that steams into the air. Dryden.
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Let the crude humors dance
In heated brass, steaming with fire intense. J. Philips.
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2. To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor.
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The dissolved amber . . . steamed away into the air. Boyle.
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3. To move or travel by the agency of steam.
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The vessel steamed out of port. N. P. Willis.
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4. To generate steam; as, “the boiler steams well”.
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