simple past tense and past participle of pick up steam

present participle of pick up steam

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pick up steam

Synonym of gather steam

(slang, archaic) To recuperate or recover, such as after an illness or injury.

(colloquial) you have chosen the wrong person / (colloquial, literally) you are good at picking people or things

To find fault with someone.

Alternative form of take the ball and run with it

(informal) For an auctioneer to acknowledge non-existent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders.

(Mainland China, law) A collection of vague criminal offences, mainly concerning undermining public order by creating a disturbance in a public place.