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{
"term": "steam",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_trains.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the hot gas that water changes into when it boils",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Steam rose from the boiling kettle."
},
{
"text": "a Turkish steam bath"
},
{
"text": "Steam rose from her mug of cocoa."
},
{
"text": "The hotel has a steam room."
},
{
"text": "The saucepan puffed little jets of steam."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["hot"],
"… of steam": ["cloud", "jet"],
"verb + steam": ["generate", "produce"],
"steam + verb": ["come", "escape", "rise"],
"steam + noun": ["power", "engine", "locomotive"],
"phrases": ["the age of steam"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the power that is produced from steam under pressure, used to operate engines, machines, etc.",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the introduction of steam in the 18th century"
},
{
"text": "steam power"
},
{
"text": "the steam age"
},
{
"text": "a **steam train/engine**"
},
{
"text": "The engine is driven by steam."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["hot"],
"… of steam": ["cloud", "jet"],
"verb + steam": ["generate", "produce"],
"steam + verb": ["come", "escape", "rise"],
"steam + noun": ["power", "engine", "locomotive"],
"phrases": ["the age of steam"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "very small drops of water that form in the air or on cold surfaces when warm air suddenly cools",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She wiped the steam from her glasses."
}
],
"synonyms": "condensation"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing something active or noisy",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I went for a long walk to let off steam."
},
{
"text": "I like blowing off steam and I like saying things that shock people."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "with as much speed or energy as possible",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Business picked up at the beginning of the year and now it is full steam ahead."
},
{
"text": "The team is working full steam on the next release."
},
{
"text": "All of the major players are operating at full steam."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to go somewhere without help from other people",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I’ll get to the party under my own steam."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to become gradually more powerful, active, etc.",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His election campaign is beginning to get up steam."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to increase speed gradually",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the pressure produced by steam in a small space",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The old engine still manages to build up a good head of steam."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a situation in which somebody/something becomes gradually more active or successful",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This campaign has been steadily **building up a head of steam**."
},
{
"text": "United have recently gathered a head of steam in the title race."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to lose energy and enthusiasm and stop doing something, or do it less well",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːm/",
"audio": "st/steam/steam__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːm/",
"audio": "st/steam/steam__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English stēam ‘vapour’, stēman ‘emit a scent, be exhaled’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoom ‘steam’."
}