verb

1. To cook with steam.

   “The best way to cook artichokes is to steam them.”

2. To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.

   “to steam wood or cloth”

3. To produce or vent steam.

noun

1. The action of steam on something.

2. The method of cooking by immersion in steam.

3. A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see Steaming (crime).

adjective

1. Giving off steam.

   “We were served with steaming bowls of soup.”

2. Very angry.

   “I was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.”

3. Extremely drunk.

Synonyms: paralytic, sloshed, wasted, steamy, apoplectic, enraged, furious