Antonyms for steam up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : steem
Phonetic Transcription : stim


Definition of steam up

Origin :
  • Old English steam "vapor, fume," from Proto-Germanic *staumaz (cf. Dutch stoom), of unknown origin. Steam age first attested 1941. Steam heat as a method of temperature control recorded from 1904.
  • As in inflame : verb anger, aggravate
  • As in instigate : verb influence, provoke
  • As in madden : verb make angry
  • As in rouse : verb stimulate, excite
  • As in stimulate : verb excite, provoke
  • As in storm : verb attack, rush
  • As in wake/waken : verb excite, stimulate
  • As in enrage : verb make very upset
  • As in fog : verb muddle, obscure
  • As in anger : verb make someone mad; become mad
Example sentences :
  • I could get steam up mighty quick with that gas arrangement.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • I should infer from all I hear that he has got the steam up.
  • Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens
  • "We'll have steam up in an hour," he announced, glancing up at the funnel.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • I know what women are, even the easy-goin' kind, when they've got steam up.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Yes, sir; there are two with the steam up, the Rotterdam and the Hamburgh.
  • Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
  • Get together your party, steam up there, anchor in the harbor, and see the show.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • Do you generally leave your boat with steam up without an engineer?
  • Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic
  • He has orders to hold three trains, steam up, night and day.
  • Extract from : « Special Messenger » by Robert W. Chambers
  • "Captain Blastblow had steam up in the morning, as directed," continued Washburn.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • The vessels had steam up, and seemed to be ready for action at any moment.
  • Extract from : « Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, » by George Alfred Townsend

Synonyms for steam up

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