Synonym of gather steam

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of double steam

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of steam up

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of steam ahead

(nautical, rail transport) Of the movement of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines (originally steam engines), rather than pulled or pushed by another vehicle.

(rare) To carry out a simple task in an overcomplicated manner.

A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture. / (cooking) A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.

(intransitive) To travel by steamer.

A gullible or easily cheated person. / A stupid or contemptible person. / (Britain, slang) A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners. / (Britain, slang) A prostitute's client.

(uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined with Victorian style and aesthetics, such as steam-powered machines and vehicles, visible gears and screws and people dressed in 19th-century attires.