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work off steam

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  • let off steam — (informal) GIVE VENT TO ONE S FEELINGS, speak one s mind, speak out, sound off, lose one s inhibitions, let oneself go; use up surplus energy. → steam * * * let off steam 1. To release steam into the atmosphere 2. To work off energy 3. To give… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Steam (content delivery) — Infobox Software name=Steam logo= caption=The Steam welcome screen with the default skin developer=Valve Corporation released=2003 09 12cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/183/|title=Steam Client Released|date=2003 09… …   Wikipedia

  • Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… …   Wikipedia

  • work — /werrk/, n., adj., v., worked or (Archaic except for 35, 37, 40) wrought; working. n. 1. exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 2. something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The… …   Universalium

  • steam — n. & v. n. 1 a the gas into which water is changed by boiling, used as a source of power by virtue of its expansion of volume. b a mist of liquid particles of water produced by the condensation of this gas. 2 any similar vapour. 3 a energy or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • steam — steam1 W3 [sti:m] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gas)¦ 2¦(mist on surface)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 let/blow off steam 5 get/pick/build up steam 6 run out of steam 7 under your own steam 8¦(railway)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • steam — 1 noun (U) 1 GAS the hot mist that water produces when it is boiled: Be careful of the steam from the kettle. 2 MIST ON SURFACE the mist that forms on windows, mirrors etc when warm wet air suddenly becomes cold 3 POWER power that is produced by… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • steam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stem, from Old English stēam; akin to Dutch stoom steam Date: before 12th century 1. a vapor arising from a heated substance 2. a. the invisible vapor into which water is converted when heated to the boiling… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Steam aircraft — are aircraft that are propelled by steam engines. They were unusual devices because of the difficulty in producing a powerplant with a high enough power to weight ratio to be practical. They are distinct from airships that use steam as their… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Off on a Comet —   Author(s) Jules Verne …   Wikipedia

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