People used to steam off the stamps.
English dictionary. 2014.
steam off — ˌsteam ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they steam off he/she/it steams off present participle steaming off past tense … Useful english dictionary
steam off my piss — Phrs. Heard in phrases such as wouldn t give them the steam off my piss or not worth the steam off my piss , meaning somebody or something worthless … English slang and colloquialisms
steam — I UK [stiːm] / US [stɪm] noun [uncountable] ** 1) a) the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated The steam from the volcano rose into the air. a steam bath b) the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors… … English dictionary
steam — [stēm] n. [ME steme < OE steam, akin to Du stoom, WFris steam] 1. Obs. a vapor, fume, or exhalation 2. a) water as converted into an invisible vapor or gas by being heated to the boiling point; vaporized water: it is used for heating, cooking … English World dictionary
steam — ► NOUN 1) the hot vapour into which water is converted when heated, which condenses in the air into a mist of minute water droplets. 2) the expansive force of this vapour used as a source of power for machines. 3) momentum; impetus: the dispute… … English terms dictionary
Steam (poker) — Steam is a poker term for a state of anger, mental confusion, or frustration in which a player adopts a suboptimal strategy, usually resulting in poor play and poor performance. This term is closely associated with tilt and some consider the… … Wikipedia
Steam — (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The elastic, a[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steam blower — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steam boiler — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steam car — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
