(1):
(v. i.) To emit steam or vapor.
(2):
(v. i.) To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well.
(3):
(n.) The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor.
(4):
(v. i.) To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor.
(5):
(v. i.) To move or travel by the agency of steam.
(6):
(v. t.) To exhale.
(7):
(v. t.) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc.
(8):
(n.) Any exhalation.
(9):
(n.) The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; - so called in popular usage.